The City of Ravenwood is seeking to redo the welcome signs into town, as the old ones are showing wear. One possibility would be to have businesses purchase advertising to help promote themselves.
The Playground Project’s latest grant is allowing them to review a few wishlist items that they couldn’t previously purchase. The top item on their list is a second belt swing.
Wayne Boswell reported that steel trusses have arrived for the shelter house and that he plans to start work in mid-August. It will be painted blue and white. Also on their wish list was a power supply so that families could cook dinner and have picnics.
The council, at their meeting Tuesday, August 5th, left the tax rates unchanged. They paid off one loan, and they have one more loan to pay off that will be done next year. When that happens, they will have $31,000 a year more in cash flow that they didn’t have previously.
However, a lot of things are coming up. One thing on their wish list was to hire a full time employee that people could turn to for maintenance needs. Currently, Ron Sobotka, the maintenance man, is 73. He and the water man, Jerry Lager, are part time.. Jolene Kerwin serves as the part-time clerk, while Kenna O’Connell serves part-time. The city will need to put together a job description and find a way to pay for Workman’s Compensation. The cost will vary greatly depending on the nature of the job. For instance, if someone were to go down into manholes a lot, it would cost a lot more than if someone were to work behind a desk. The city would have to keep track of hours spent doing different tasks for that purpose.
A lot of other needs are coming up as well. There are two copper lines, one running to the water tower, and Grand River Mutual will not replace them if they were to break. The veterans’ sign next to City Hall is wearing out and needs repainting, and more names need to be added to the list. There is a repair project near the Post Office, and there are soft spots in the streets that need to be dug up. The fence around the lagoon is starting to rot. The council voted to have Dave Henggeler rebuild the fence.
One customer reported having brown water. Water superintendent Jerry Lager will flush the lines.
A citizen, Bill Stephenson, wanted his tube fixed and the ditch cleaned. The city had recently cleaned the ditch, but it was plugged up again. He wanted the tube extended and a “T” put on the end of it so that the water would flow better. The council approved his request.
Mr. Stephenson requested the city financial records for the last three years. Clerk Jolene Kerwin said that she didn’t handle them, and that was the job of Kenna O’Connell. Mr. Stephenson would have to file a written request, allow 30 days for processing, and the city can charge the cost of copying the documents.
The city purchased hardware to put the water plant together. The city bought more playground equipment for the park. Outdoor Warning came and inspected the siren and replaced one battery. Mid-America Roadbuilders came and treated the streets at a cost of $49,000 for the city.
The city replaced 17 feet of pipe that had gone bad. The city hired Trenton Hartley to mow.
The city will bid out the project for around the Post Office.
Ron Sobotka reported that he had repaired two street signs that had gotten turned around.
The city will send out two letters of violation regarding trash and mowing. There were no shutoffs for late payments.
From July, the Missouri Department of Transportation came to repair Route O. A tube at 418 North Central was replaced. The city sent three letters of violation; two involved trash and one involved mowing. The mowing violation was resolved. A tube was washed out near Michael Burch’s and the seven month CD’s were rolled over.
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