The Exeter Village Board met on Tuesday, April 5 for their
regularly scheduled meeting.
After reviewing the minutes and invoices the board, with
Robert Mueller absent, moved on to the first agenda item, the one and six
year road plan.
Steve Parr from JEO presented the one and six year road plan
to the board, “You don’t really need any decisions tonight but this is
something to be thinking about as you put together your budget in the next few
months.”
Parr also discussed the possible annexation the board is
working on and noted that there will be an addition of roads to the village
lane mileage. The board discussed who would be responsible for
maintaining those roads in the annexation as they are bordered by the village
and the county.
The board discussed putting the intersection of south
Missouri and East Depot on the one year plan as that intersection is in very
bad condition. It is located adjacent to the Farmers Cooperative.
Parr also informed the board that “Street costs have gone up
a lot in the last year and a half. Paving costs are 25 to 30 percent
higher.”
The board had the first reading of Ordinance 599 which is
the annexation of the Farmers Cooperative north plant area.
Clerk Becky Erdkamp explained that there is a 120 day window
after the ordinance passes before the village can collect sales tax. She
noted that most of the construction will be completed on the project at that
time but the village will gain with increases in valuations along with
additional lane mileage in road reports.
Parr informed the board the Erdkamp received the first clerk
school scholarship that JEO has started to honor longtime Fairmont clerk Linda
Carroll. “Becky is a hard worker. She is good to work with. A lot
of people don’t realize how much work a clerk has to deal with and do every
week, month and day. You all know that. but the general public does not
know that.
Parr delivered a check from JEO that covered Erdkamp’s clerk
school along with her motel costs. JEO plans to make the scholarship an
annual recognition for clerks in the state.
Tyler Salmon, the village marshall, reported to the board
about the new speed trailer that Fairmont has purchased. He gave the
board a copy of the reports from the trailer. “It shows the time of day
people are speeding and the speed they are going.”
The Fairmont board will rent the trailer to local
communities for $200 a week plus mileage from Fairmont. The board
discussed the possibility of using the trailer and where speed has become an
issue in the village.
The board heard from Exeter resident Adam Chrans who is the
environmental specialist at POET. He shared that POET wants to give back
to the community on Earth Day and would like to donate and plant some trees in
Exeter.
He proposed planting several trees downtown where the tag
factory was located. The board was very interested as the gazebo and
swing from the nursing home will be moved to that lot soon.
Chrans also informed the board that POET has a grant
application for community improvement on their website. The deadline for
application is April 22.
Board discussed summer help and lifeguard wages and set the
new amounts. They also discussed bids for abandoning a well. Chairman Alan
Michl noted that most of the costs are reimbursed. “The only thing the village
is responsible for is taking down the building.”
Maintenance Supervisor John Mueller gave his report.
He ordered two new bathroom doors for the ball field. Also, they were
able to get two new toilets and two new sinks donated for the bathrooms from ?
He also talked to the board about ordering a new serving window for the
concession area. The board told Mueller to order the window and discussed
other possible changes to the ball shack.
Erdkamp reported that there is one property in the village
that will be up for tax sale in the fall if the taxes are not paid. She
also noted that some in
the community were able to use the ARPA water assistance program to pay their
water bill. She is working on the lane mile report and sales tax for the
month of January was $11,161.17 and Keno for February was $257.41.
The board set the next meeting for Wednesday, May 4.