Thursday, March 10, 2016

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY TODAY,  LIGHT WIND, 56 FOR THE HIGH.
TOMORROW, SHOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME OR A LITTLE NICER.
BUT, RAIN IS STILL IN FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WITH HIGHS
IN THE LOW 60'S.
THE ADVANCE OUTLOOK....NEXT WEEK WILL BE ANOTHER SPRING-LIKE
WEEK AND MAYBE ANOTHER 70-DEGREE DAY NEXT WEEK.

ANOTHER MEETING THIS MORNING OF ALL INTERESTED IN THE PROGRESS
OF THE DOWNTOWN STREET PROJECT.     THE REPORT WAS GOOD WITH
A GOOD START THE FIRST WEEK.    THE CONTRACTOR SAID THEY MAY
MOVE UP ON NORTH MAIN EARLIER THAN PLANNED AND IT WAS MENTIONED
THAT BRAD DEERY MOTORS EMPLOYEES WHO NORMALLY PARK JUST
WEST OF THE POST OFFICE WILL BE PARKING ELSEWHERE FREEING THOSE SPACES FOR POST OFFICE PATRONS.     LUCAS KLUEVER GREW UP IN RURAL DELMAR AND GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IS  ON THE
CREW FOR THE CONTRACTOR AND SAID WORK WENT WELL THIS WEEK AND HE HIS HAPPY TO BE PART OF HIS HOME AREA PROJECT.   THERE WILL BE ANOTHER PROGRESS REPORT NEXT THURSDAY.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, A RURAL MAQUOKETA RESIDENT REPORTED AN
ACT OF VANDALISM AT HIS HOME ON 21ST STREET.    EINAR JOHNSON SAID DAMAGE WAS DONE TO HIS GARAGE SIDING.   THERE ARE NUMEROUS HOLES IN THE SIDING WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE FROM SHOTGUN
PELLETS.   NO DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMGE WAS MENTIONED.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEET LAST NIGHT AND APPROVED THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, WITH TAX ASKING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN LAST YEAR.    IT WILL BE $12.65 PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUATION, UP 53 CENTS FROM THE CURRENT YEAR.     AN EARLIER LARGER ASKING WAS TALKED ABOUT BUT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET, FOUND SOME WAYS TO LOWER,
AND SUGGESTED THE $12.65 RATE WHICH AS APPROVED TODAY.    THE VOTE WAS 6 TO 1 WITH NEW COUNCILMAN CHUCK CURRENT VOTING NO AND TELLING KMAQ NEWS HE VOTED NO BECAUSE HE WAS IN FAVOR OF
A HIGHER RATE FOR NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HE FEELS
SHOULD BE DEALT WITH AND NOT POSTPONED.

NO, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY LAWN RAKING YET!

DENNIS VOY