Purdy City Council met Monday, August 17
August 26, 2020
Sheila Harris
Acting Mayor Brian Bowers, Aldermen Robert Moser, Scott Redshaw and William Hughes, and Public Works employees, Lonnie Lowery and Kevin Cook, were present for the August 17 Purdy city council meeting.
Hughes was recently voted in to fill the vacant seat left by West Alderman, Dan Musgrove, who died June 25. An ordinance was passed setting the city’s 2020 general revenue tax levy at .3972, per one hundred dollars assessed valuation of all taxable, tangible real property. The 2020 tax rate, beginning August 17, is the same as that set for 2019.
Public Works employees, Lonnie Lowery and Kevin Cook, gave updates on the progress of sewer repairs and water valves replacements. According to Lowery, because of the age of some of the water lines, a few valves and water mains are proving difficult to locate. He believes pavement may have been poured over a water main on Front Street, between Highway C and Washington.
An exploratory dig will soon begin at Highway C and 4th Street to locate a leaky valve and discover what parts need to be ordered for its repair.
Options were discussed for the best way to cut service to waterlines to Ahktar Estates - which will be served by wells in the future - without disrupting water service to Young’s Insurance Specialties, located next door.
A mutual aid agreement for cooperation among Monett and Purdy Police Departments was discussed. It was decided that the city’s attorney will be asked to draw up a general contract form to be used as a mutual aid agreement between Purdy and other municipalities so a legal document will be available to keep on file.
All present agreed that such an arrangement between Purdy and Monett would prove beneficial to both parties.
Police Chief Jackie Lowe presented a written report of July police calls.
Multiple calls were made to Autumn Woods Apartments, which included a report of trespassing, a drug overdose, a suspicious vehicle and an accusation of indecent exposure.
A vehicle was reported stolen from a parking lot at Third and Washington, which had been left unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Monett. The case is still under investigation. The theft of a wallet and cash were reported stolen from a locked vehicle at 4th Street. The incident occurred in June, but was not reported until July 22, when the stolen credit card was used to purchase gasoline in Sarcoxie. A possible suspect was identified, but the investigation is ongoing.
On July 15, Lowe responded to a call from the cellular tower on N. 7th Street, where a repairman was trapped inside the switching station. The door to the building shut while the repairman was inside; the lock jammed and he was unable to open the door from the inside. The lock to the door had to be drilled out and removed in order for the repairman to get out, a process which took some time.
Two high-grass complaints were received, one in reference to a property owner at 200 N. Caledonia, who had been mowing his front yard, but had left the fenced backyard to grow unchecked.
In other matters, a citywide clean-up date will soon be chosen and announced for September.
The next city council meeting is scheduled for September 14 at 6 p.m.
Acting Mayor Brian Bowers, Aldermen Robert Moser, Scott Redshaw and William Hughes, and Public Works employees, Lonnie Lowery and Kevin Cook, were present for the August 17 Purdy city council meeting.
Hughes was recently voted in to fill the vacant seat left by West Alderman, Dan Musgrove, who died June 25. An ordinance was passed setting the city’s 2020 general revenue tax levy at .3972, per one hundred dollars assessed valuation of all taxable, tangible real property. The 2020 tax rate, beginning August 17, is the same as that set for 2019.
Public Works employees, Lonnie Lowery and Kevin Cook, gave updates on the progress of sewer repairs and water valves replacements. According to Lowery, because of the age of some of the water lines, a few valves and water mains are proving difficult to locate. He believes pavement may have been poured over a water main on Front Street, between Highway C and Washington.
An exploratory dig will soon begin at Highway C and 4th Street to locate a leaky valve and discover what parts need to be ordered for its repair.
Options were discussed for the best way to cut service to waterlines to Ahktar Estates - which will be served by wells in the future - without disrupting water service to Young’s Insurance Specialties, located next door.
A mutual aid agreement for cooperation among Monett and Purdy Police Departments was discussed. It was decided that the city’s attorney will be asked to draw up a general contract form to be used as a mutual aid agreement between Purdy and other municipalities so a legal document will be available to keep on file.
All present agreed that such an arrangement between Purdy and Monett would prove beneficial to both parties.
Police Chief Jackie Lowe presented a written report of July police calls.
Multiple calls were made to Autumn Woods Apartments, which included a report of trespassing, a drug overdose, a suspicious vehicle and an accusation of indecent exposure.
A vehicle was reported stolen from a parking lot at Third and Washington, which had been left unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Monett. The case is still under investigation. The theft of a wallet and cash were reported stolen from a locked vehicle at 4th Street. The incident occurred in June, but was not reported until July 22, when the stolen credit card was used to purchase gasoline in Sarcoxie. A possible suspect was identified, but the investigation is ongoing.
On July 15, Lowe responded to a call from the cellular tower on N. 7th Street, where a repairman was trapped inside the switching station. The door to the building shut while the repairman was inside; the lock jammed and he was unable to open the door from the inside. The lock to the door had to be drilled out and removed in order for the repairman to get out, a process which took some time.
Two high-grass complaints were received, one in reference to a property owner at 200 N. Caledonia, who had been mowing his front yard, but had left the fenced backyard to grow unchecked.
In other matters, a citywide clean-up date will soon be chosen and announced for September.
The next city council meeting is scheduled for September 14 at 6 p.m.
