The Cedar County Commission met June 8. Present were: Dennis K. Whitesell, presiding commissioner; Byron Hamilton, northern commissioner; John Fox, southern commissioner; Peggy Kenney, county Clerk.
Minutes from June 1 were read and approved.
Road and Bridge Supervisor Richard Graves submitted the following report: Two graders working in the Harriman Chapel, Stump Ford, Blackjack areas and the Love Cemetery, Cedar Springs, sub-station road north of 54 Hwy.; two graders, backhoe and dump trucks working on 900 Rd. east of J Hwy. cleaning ditches rebuilding road; two graders pulled away to grade the High Point, Ralph Clayton, Wagner, Richard Bailey area; backhoe crew installed new driveway pipe on 500 Rd. north of N Hwy., fixed washed out pipe on 25 Rd. at Barton County line; dump trucks hauling in rocks and dirt from 900 Rd. east of J Hwy., hauling clay gravel and white rock back to 900 Rd. and throughout county; changed road sign west of Ron Butts from 481 Rd. to 475 Rd. per Eddie Johnson, assessor; brush cutter taken to John Deere in Lockwood for repairs; serviced # 23 dump truck.
Commissioners' having heard the second and final request of Carol Butts to close a public road, found that pursuant to RSMo228.190, Revised 2000, conditions did not justify abandonment of the public road right-of-way described as follows: Beginning at a point 730 feet North of the Northeast corner of Lot 5 of the Northeast, Section 1, Township 34 North, Range 29 West. Thence West 20 feet, thence North parallel with the East section line to a point 20 feet West of the Northeast corner of Lot 7 of Northeast. Thence East 20 feet to the section line thence South along section line to the Point of Beginning. Beginning at a point 430 feet North of the Northwest corner of Lot 5 of the Northwest of Section 6, Township 34 North, Range 28 West, thence 20 feet East thence North parallel with the West line of Section 6, to a point approximately 240 feet South of the Northwest corner of Lot 7 of the Northwest, thence West 20 feet to the West section line, thence South following the section line to the Point of Beginning.
Commissioners having heard the second and final request of Jim Switlik to close a public road found that pursuant to RSMo228.190, Revised 2000, conditions justify abandonment of the public road right-of-way described as follows: Beginning in the Southwest corner of Lot 13 of Block 1 of L.T. Dunnaway Subdivision of Caplinger Mills, Mo. Located in Section 16, Township 35 North, Range 26 West, thence East 20 feet, thence South 20 feet to the South side of subdivision alley, thence West approximately 165 feet, thence North 20 feet to the Southwest corner Lot 4, of Block 2 of L.T. Dunnaway subdivision thence East 80 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 14, thence North 80 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 2, thence East 60 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 12 of Block 1 of L.T. Dunnaway subdivision, thence South 80 feet to the Point of Beginning.
The commission orders that the aforementioned road be closed as a public road right-of-way and is declared closed.
Approved courthouse to be closed Friday, July 3 in observation of the 4th of July.
Monthly report submitted by the following office holders: Peggy Kenney, county clerk; Carole Wilkerson, recorder of ceeds; David Starbuck, sheriff.
Reviewed monthly fuel log submitted by David Starbuck, sheriff.
Reviewed and signed Lake Patrol invoice for $7,131.60.
Met with Dean Dawes to discuss clay gravel pit located on his property. It was agreed that the county would excavate a few loads to obtain actual costs that would incur if County decides to purchase the clay gravel for $30 per load.
Reviewed May sales tax report from Missouri Department of Revenue. Local County Sales Tax for May was $44,818.68; County Law Enforcement Sales Tax for May was $48,295.62. General Revenue tax was down $8,017.37 from 2008; Law Enforcement Tax was down $9,993.28 from 2008.
Signed request to obtain on-line access for info of local license renewal current/delinquent records and no tax due reports needed to issue liquor licenses and merchant licenses.
County Assessor Eddie Johnson met with the commissioners to process court orders 12634 through 12659 to add-on the assessed valuation of newly purchased personal property.
Bills were approved and paid.
