CountyCourtMinutes

February 27th, 2023

Official County Court Minutes

Now on this 27th day of February, 2023, it being the 7th day of the January term of the Putnam County Commission, said Commission met at the office of the County Commission, where and when were present Robert Munden, Presiding Commissioner, Shane Bradshaw, Eastern District Commissioner, Gerald Owings, Western District Commissioner, and Christy Brooks, County Clerk.

Christy presented financials. She also presented a resignation from the Road and Bridge Department.

Chrissy Gillis met with Commissioners to discuss legislative changes in regards to personal property tax.

John Benson and an associate form D.A. Davidson Finance met with Commissioners to discuss the potential for a regional jail. They discussed financing options. Mr. Benson will send information for engineers so Commission can maybe get an idea of the cost. Mr. Benson suggested they talk with other Commissioners that have built this type of facility.

Emery Ruggles, Road and Bridge Crew, met to discuss options for obtaining his CDL. Robert is looking into options and will let him know.

Robert asked Christy to research information regarding the marijuana sales tax that will be on the ballot. He would like to have a publication put into the paper to inform the taxpayers of what exactly this is.

Commission called Jerry Hoots in regards to penalties incurred on his tax bill. Commissioners made the decision to not waive said penalties.

Bid opening for mowing, bridge lumber, bridge packages, tubes and cart rock was held at 2:00 p.m. Those present were Melvin Hines from M&P Trucking, Lowell Brown, Stuart Oden from Oden Enterprises, Danielle Joiner from Joiner Construction, Dathan Hyle from Hyle Trucking, and Greg Brauner from Metal Culverts.

Bids are as follows:

Mowing Bids: Matt Hill $65

Paul Riley $70

Bridge Lumber: Lowell Brown $2.25 per board foot

Tubes: Metal Culverts was the only bid

Bridge Packages: Oden Enterprise for 30’ x 18’ bridge $24,805.53; 40’ x 18’ bridge $33, 035.35

M&P Trucking: York Township $23.18 per ton for 1” and 1 /4 clean

Hyle Trucking: Elm Township $24.60

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Grant Township

$21.60 per ton 1 ¼” surface

Joiner Construction:

Liberty Township

$25.85 per ton 1” or 1 ¼” clean

Sherman Township

$25.85 per ton 1 ¼” surface

Putnam County Products:

Jackson Township

$25.86 per ton 1” clean

Richland Township

$26.84 per ton 1” clean

York Township

$24.65 per ton 1” clean

Hinnen Hauling:

Richland Township

$40 per ton 1” clean

Wilson Township

$34.50 per ton 1” clean

York Township

$28.50 per ton 1” clean

Sherman Township

$29.85 per ton 1 ¼” sur- face

Jackson Township $31.65 per ton 1” clean

Shane made a motion to accept all lowest bids as best bids. Gerald 2nd All in favor. Motion passed.

Commission asked Christy to e-mail Ivan and have him review and make necessary changes to the easement contract from Roseline.

[signed]

Robert Munden, Presiding Commissioner Gerald Owings, Western District Commissioner

Shane Bradshaw, Eastern District Commissioner, Christy Brooks, County Clerk Date: 3/13/23

Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants Awarded to Three PC Departments

Submitted by Ben Webster, Fire Program Supervisor, MDC

Funding has been awarded for this year’s Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants. One hundred sixty-one fire departments will receive reimbursement of up to $4,500 to assist with the purchase of personal protective equipment, communications equipment and wildland fire suppression equipment to help increase the fire departments capacity to suppress wildfires safely and efficiently. The total funding awarded to Missouri fire departments through the matching funds grant program this year is $455,321.

In Putnam County, the following fire departments received funding:

York Township Fire Prevention District, $1,000 for three handheld radios, one vehicle radio and two vehicle antennas.

NRCS Missouri Announces Conservation Innovation Grants State Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

Columbia, MO, March 16, 2023 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service petition in fiscal year (FY) 2023. For FY 2023, NRCS accepts proposals that address one or more of the state priorities listed below:

(NRCS) is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) State Program funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) has been posted to www.grants.gov.

• Urban Agricultural Production and Community Food Sources

• Use of Drone Technology in Farming Systems

• Drainage Water Management Systems

Liberty Township Fire Prevention District, $859 for one leaf blower, two LED landing zone kits, one low level strainer

Elm Township Fire Protection District, $3,004.98 for eight pairs gloves with long cuffs, four pairs extraction gloves, eight yellow helmets, two leaf blowers, one collapsible bladder water tank, one light bar, four 3” spanner wrenches and 12 collapsible spanner wrenches.

Fire departments are required to match 50% of the funds which are provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the US Forest Service, Volunteer Fire Assistance Program. Throughout the last 30 years, over $9 million has been distributed to rural fire departments to help them increase the safety of their firefighters and provide them with much needed wildland firefighting equipment.

The family of Shirley Williams want to thank everyone that showered her with cards to help celebrate her 100th birthday, as well as our church family for your participation in this celebration

CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into government technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations and on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a specific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design while employing farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches or private forest lands.

A total of up to $500,000 is available for the Missouri CIG com-

Hay School ...

At least 10% of the total funds available for CIG in FY 2023 is set aside for proposals from Historically Underserved producers, veteran farmers or ranchers, or community-based organizations comprised of or representing these entities. Proposed projects must be performed in Missouri and may be between 1 and 3 years in duration.

Applicants must submit their applications via www.grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 7, 2023. The agency anticipates making selections by June 21, 2023, and it expects to execute awards by October 1, 2023. These dates are estimates and are subject to change. To learn more about or apply, please visit https:// www.grants.gov/web/ grants/search-grants.html?keywords=Missouri.

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Topics include Forages for North Missouri, Quality Issues; Hay Testing; Cattle and Horse Nutrition, Storage and Feed Management; Economics of Stored Forages; and Fertility Management.

Registration for the school is due by March 24, 2023. A minimum of 15 participants is required to hold the school. Contact Darla Campbell at 660-457-3469 or campbelld@missouri. edu for cost and questions.

The Schuyler County Community Center is located at 308 Main Street, Glenwood, MO.

Jackie S. Vestal

Jackie S. Vestal, 81, Savannah, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

He was born August 18, 1941, to Harold “Jack” Eugene and Dora Frances Vestal in Unionville, Missouri.

He graduated from Putnam County High School.

He married Mari-Lea McFee on May 17, 1969.

Jackie was a firearm enthusiast whose love of hunting began as a young boy. He shared this love with his children and grandchildren.

He was known to bring home wild animals, a few to mention were baby raccoons, turtles, and squirrels. He loved his bird dogs, horses and mules. His dream was to have a farm so his family could experience the things he loved. He enjoyed watching his family have those experiences. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were everything to him. He always had a positive attitude, and he was the life of every party. You never saw him without a smile on his face.

He began working in asphalt when he was 18 years old and did not retire until he was 74 years old. He is a legend in the asphalt world. His employees loved working for him and a lot of them say, “he was the best boss they ever had”.

He was preceded in death by his wife MariLea; parents, Jack and Frances; brother, Keith Vestal.

Survivors include his

Sprigg Cemetery Meeting

The annual meeting of the Sprigg Cemetery will be held April 1, 2023 at 9a.m. The meeting will be held at the home of Jolene Grindstaff located in Galt, MO

Anyone with an interest in the Sprigg Cemetery is encouraged to attend.

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daughter and her children, Pam (Andy), Wyatt and Maddison Blevins; daughter and her children, Robin (Chris), Ashley and Tara Crawford; son and his children, Robert, Jacilynne and Jacey Vestal; daughter and her children, Patricia, Josh (Makayla) and Justin Brown; great-grandchildren, William and Olivia Krause, Jameson, Dawson, and Cayson Brown.

Natural Farewell under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family suggests memorial gifts to Shepherd’s Chapel at shepherdschapel.com or the Thompson Cemetery, mail donations to Connie Noland, 16705 State Hwy 149, Livonia, Missouri 63551. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer. com.