JUST OVER AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT. TODAY, CLOUDY AND SPRINKLES.
RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BUT 4-DAY WEEKEND WEATHER
STILL LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THE LEVEE IS FIXED AT GREEN ISLAND, BUT THE MONEY WILL COME FROM
THE 39 PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT THERE. THE SUPERVISORS
CAN NOT PAY FOR THE WORK OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, BUT COULD LOAN THE MONEYTO THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO BE PAID BACK OVER TWO YEARS.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL STREET COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND NOT PURSUING THE SOUTH MAIN STREET TRAIL TO WAL MART.
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED A $250,000 GRANT TOWARD THE $425,000
TRAIL (SIDEWALK) AND THE CITY'S MATCH OF $175,000 WOULD COME FROM
ROAD USE TAX. BUT THEN, THAT WOULD BE ROAD USE TAX MONEY THAT
COULD BE USED FOR OTHER STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN.
THE PLAN HAD CALLED FOR A 10FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK FROM HORSESHOW
POND PARK TO WAL MART AND WOULD INCLUDE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER
PRAIRIE CREEK. PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK THE WALKWAY IS NECESSARY
EITHER. THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO SPEND ROAD USE TAX MONEY AND
THIS WILL ALSO SAVE THE TREES ALONG THE PARK.
A $20.32 GASOLINE DRIVE-OFF YESTERDAY AT CASEY'S ON WESTGATE
DRIVE.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON THE PRESTON TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT, WITH A 3 AND 0 RECORD.
THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE THE PLAYING FIELD AT GOODENOW
FOOTBALL FIELD. THE PROBLEM....A BAD CASE OF GRUBS. THE
SKUNKS ADD TO THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY COME IN AT NIGHT TO FEED
ON THE DELICIOUS GRUBS AND MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. BUT,
SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE PRETTY SURE THEY CAN HAVE THE GRASS LOOKING
MUCH BETTER BY THE NEXT HOME GAMES ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, OVER 2 WEEKS
AWAY.
A NEW LIBRARIAN HAS BEEN HIRED TO REPLACE RETIRING KAREN MANNING.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON.
HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. I WILL NOT HAVE
A REPORT TOMORROW.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN GET ALL THE NEWS BY LISTENING AT THE KMAQ
WEB SITE.....AT 7:45 A.M.....12:15 P.M. AND 5:05 P.M. AND WHEN THERE IS NOT A ST. LOUIS CARDINALS GAME, ALSO AT 9:45 P.M. JUST GO TO KMAQ'S HOME
PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER BUTTON.
DENNIS VOY
