5 ABOVE THIS MORNING AND WE WENT UP AROUND 25 DEGREES DURING THE DAY WITH SUNSHINE. RAIN AND FOG TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AND HIGHS IN THE MID 40'S.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD , EXAMINING BOARD, THIS MORNING INTERVIEWED 3 CANDIDATES FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR POSITION. THAT PERSON SELECTED WOULD REPLACE DEB LANE. THE 3 INTERVIEWED TODAY WERE: TROY PATZNER OF BELLEVUE WHO IS THE CURRENT INTERIM ASSESOR.....DIXIE "LEE" KARABIN OF MAQUOKETA WHO ALSO WORKS IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND JESSICA TRACY OF MAQUOKETA WHO IS A LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT.
THE EXAMINING BOARD CAN NOT MAKE THE FINAL DECISION BUT WILL
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD. SO, NO NEW ASSESSOR YET.
THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD WEDNESDAY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING CALENDAR YEAR.
NO ONE ATTENDED THE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET NOW GOES TO THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
APPROVAL. ALSO, THE MMEU BOARD APPROVED WAGES TO NON-UNION
EMPLOYEES AS THE SAME AS THE UNION EMPLOYEES AND WAGES WILL INCREASE 2.25 PERCENT IN EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND 2.5 PERCENT IN T HE THIRD YEAR. MMEU MANAGER TOM GAFFIGAN HAS A SEPARATE CONTRACT AS MANAGER.
AN ACCIDENT JUST AFTER NOON TODAY BETWEEN A CAR AND SEMI
AT SUMMIT AND MAIN SEND ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL. CLEAN-UP TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR. NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
THE BIG TREE NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE HAS BEEN DECORATED.
AND THE EMPTY WINDOW DOWNTOWN THAT WAS THE WINDOW FOR
TIMBER CITY SHIRTWORKS, HAS BEEN DECORATED BY OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THERE IS NOT A NEW BUSINESS LOCATING THERE.
CERTAINLY, A DECORATED WINDOW OVER THE HOLIDAYS LOOKS BETTER
THAN AN EMPTY ONE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
