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Princeton City Council hears trash complaints One complaint will result in change to city ordinance regarding residents who have multiple water hookups PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON Complaints about the city of Princeton’s recent increase to have trash picked up were heard by the City Council during its Oct. 9 meeting. Bob Prichard told the four council members and Mayor Kurt Meighen that he only produces about a bag of trash weekly, doesn’t think he should have such a large increase, and asked to have his service stopped. He was told that under city ordinances, all residents who have water service must have trash service. Prichard also asked the council to place an outdoor drop box at City Hall, and they agreed with that request. Mike Delameter asked trash service be stopped at a second location he owns, saying he has the service at his house and desn’t need it at the other location. The council talked about the current ordinance, and decided to have city at-
Competitive cheer qualifies for state
torney Miles Figg amend it. The new ordinance will allow persons with multiple meters in unoccupied residences or buildings to waive trash service, but will require them to have their request approved by the council. Figg is to have an amended ordinance for the council to review during its next meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. A third person, Becky Kirkpatrick, was on the agenda to discuss the trash service. However, she did not appear. Other items • Lisa Colson with the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission told council members they will have to adopt what’s called a “language access plan” in order to stay in compliance with CDBG (community development block grant) processes. What that means: When information about potential CDBGs is presented to the public, it will be made available in different languages. The plan was approved. • Chuck Herdrich asked to be paid See New meters, Page 8
Henke wins FCCLA Red Jacket Award SUBMITTED PHOTO
Addy Henke, Princeton FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) chapter president, was awarded the Red Jacket Award during the Region 1 Fall Leadership Meeting, held Oct. 11 at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. She was one of three people chosen out of ten contenders within the 17-school region. “In FCCLA, red symbolizes strength, courage, and determination. The red blazers are the symbol of leadership, professionalism, and service to the organization,” said Princeton FCCLA chapter advisor Dr. Tina Holt. “Students work extremely hard to earn the honor of wearing the official red blazer while serving in a leadership role. Addy was nominated for this award because she is a strong and devoted leader of the Princeton chapter and has been the president for the past two years along with her success in STAR events.”
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The Princeton High School competition cheer team has qualified for state competition during regional competition Sunday morning at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Team members, from left: FRONT Grace Kelly and Emma Walkup; CENTER - Celia Stiles, Neveah Brizendine and Mikaylee Henke; TOP - Audrey Kelly, Randa Shahan, Hanna Allnutt, Mia Covey and Laney Brown. Samantha Cortez is the team’s advisor. The team will compete at state in December at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
R-5 gets $50K security grant Money will go toward new doors on buildings PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON The Princeton R-5 School District is the recipient of a $50,000 grant aimed at improving building security, the Board of Education learned during the board’s Oct. 11 meeting. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on June 30 signed House Bill 2 for Fiscal Year 2024, Superintendent Jerry Girdner said. The bill provided $50 million for a second round of school safety improve-
ments in districts across the state, and Princeton applied for - and received - $50,000 to improve access control. Girdner said the plan is to replace all three sets of doors on the junior/senior high school building and a set of doors on the elementary building. He added the district will be looking to improve access control by buying an electronic door access system. New business • Bus routes for the 2023-24 school year were approved. The action is
an annual requirement under state law. • A payment of $26,377.57 to IMS, the district’s third-party administrator for health insurance, was approved. The money covers claims incurred during the 202223 plan year that were received recently due to processing delays by the medical provider. Old business • Girdner provided the latest update on progress on the new Russ Derry Sports Complex. See Wall of fame, Page 6
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