The Trenton City Council approved three ordinances and voted to write a letter to the Missouri Department of Transportation regarding the resurfacing of Highway 6 through the city limits during a brief meeting on Monday night.
Two of the ordinances involved bids from Norris Quarries for sand and rock already approved by the council. The city will be purchasing 5,000 tons of sand at a cost of $8.25 per ton. The rock bid was for $16.50 per ton for the purchase of 10,000 tons.
The third ordinance changed the fee for structures used as a bed and breakfast (described as two or more units being rented). The occupancy fee was reduced from $100 per year to $50 per year with the inspection of units to be completed by Feb. 15 of each year.
On a request from Councilman Glen Briggs, the council voted to send a letter to the Missouri Department of Transportation, asking that the state not delay rebidding the Highway 6 resurfacing project, which includes the portion of highway that runs through Trenton. In October, MoDOT rejected the only bid it received for the work, stating the cost was too high, and announced plans to rebid the project in March. Briggs expressed concerns that by waiting until March, the state might delay the project for another year until 2021. He asked that City Administrator Ron Urton send a letter to MoDOT, urging them to move ahead with the bid process so that it can be done in 2020 as orignally scheduled.
Urton told the council that a meeting of the Airport Advisory Board is planned for 6 p.m. on Dec. 16 at city hall. During the meeting, committee members will discuss the t-hangar project as well as elimination of the non-directional beacon at the airport, which is no longer used. A preliminary hanger layout/design and cost estimate has been reviewed with airport project engineers, Olsson and Associates.
Urton also said that work continues on the headworks project at the wastewater treatment plant, with construction of the exterior block walls on the first floor under way. Once that is completed, the floor will be formed for the second story.
Prior to the meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing and voted to recommend the council amend the city ordinance regarding the placement of trailers and motor homes. The commission decided to remove a clause that had required trailers to be parked on an all-weather surface such as concrete, asphalt or gravel.
The proposal will go to the council for approval at a meeting in January.
The council will not be meeting on Monday, Dec. 23 due to the Christmas holiday. The next regular meeting of the council is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13.
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