Tuesday, February 17, 2009

SUNNY THIS MORNING.
HIGH CLOSE TO 40.
FORECAST WAS FOR RAIN, BUT NONE SO FAR.

AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT THE CITY'S CHANCES OF GETTING TWO STATE GRANTS TO HELP CLEAN UP THE FIRE DEBRIS ARE VERY PROMISING. THOSE TOTAL $110,000. THE THIRD GRANT APPLICATION FOR
$200,000 THE CITY IS WAITING WORD ON AND WILL KNOW IN THE SPRING.
PLUS, THE INSURANCE MONEY AVAILABLE WAS MENTIONED. THE CITY MANAGER
SAID IF THE PROPERTIES ARE GIVEN TO THE CITY, BREITBACH'S HAVE $59,750 INSURANCE MONEY TO PROVIDE....JACKSON COUNTY HOME FURNISHINGS, $28,500 AND SUE'S HALLMARK, $15,000 INSURANCE MONEY. IF THE $200,000 GRANT
IS NOT AWARDED THE CITY, MAYOR MESSERLI SAID THE CITY IS WORKING ON AN ALTERNATE PLAN. HE SAID THE CITY IS TALKING WITH TIMBER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE COUNTY REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO BORROW APPROXIMATELY $125,000 TO HELP PAY FOR THE PROJECT. HE SAID THE LOAN WOLLD BE REPAID WHEN THE CITY SELLS THE PARCELS OF LAND.
THE HOPE NOW IS THAT THEY CAN CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS THIS SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER.

SHORT REPORT...HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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THURSDAY MORNING, LISTEN TO DR. PAUL KOOB'S WRESTLING REPORTS FROM DES MOINES ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAP TOP.

DENNIS VOY