County Commission: Commission denies petition to close portion of Quartz

Aug 26, 2020 | Courthouse News | 0 comments

James Lewis, bridge supervisor, met with the commission to update them on ongoing work. James advised that they are continuing to work on repairing/replacing tubes and repairing bridges in Jefferson Township. The brush mower is continuing to mow in Salem Township.
David Cox advised a Jamesport Township resident had called with a brush and road issue on 190th Street in Sheridan Township. The commission will advise the township of the road issue and will investigate if a brush letter needs to be sent.
Jim Ruse advised the barricades are back up on the old portion of Sabre Road that is now closed.
Discussion was held regarding the road closure petition for a portion of Quartz Avenue in Union Township. The county and the township have come to an agreement on repairing the road. Wayne Uthe made a motion to deny the petition to close a portion of Quartz Avenue in Union Township pursuant to RSMo 228.190; David Cox seconded, and the motion passed, 3-0.
CARES Act Funding applications were reviewed. Wayne Uthe made a motion to accept the CARES Act Funding application from Public Water Supply District #3; David Cox seconded, and the motion passed, 3-0.
Wayne Uthe made a motion to accept the CARES Act Funding application from the Daviess County Health Department; David Cox seconded, and the motion passed, 3-0.
The decision was made to hold onto an application from NTA Adams Ambulance District for possible funding in Phase III of the CARES Act program. Several other applications have been received and just need a little more documentation before being approved.
Discussion was held regarding applications received and trial work that had been done by a few candidates for the custodian position. Wayne Uthe made a motion to hire Wesley Bridgeman for the custodian position; David Cox seconded, and the motion passed, 3-0. Ronetta Burton, county clerk, will notify the other applicants.
Dick Carpenter, Harrison Township, spoke to the commission by phone regarding a bridge Caldwell County proposes to build for mitigation purposes there. His concern is that the bridge proposed is too small for the area. The commission will check with Allstate Engineering.
Discussion was held regarding the delay in getting the bushes around the courthouse trimmed. Jim Ruse spoke to Mitchell Ott and was told it should be finished this week.
Ronetta Burton presented the official results from the Aug. 4, 2020, Primary election. The summary results and results by polling location can be viewed on the election website at daviessountyelections.blogspot.com.
Discussion was held regarding road issues in Marion and Grand River townships about grading. David Cox will speak to both townships to discuss their plans.
Ronetta Burton notified the commission that the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) Conference has been cancelled for this year due to the coronavirus.
Cheryl Alexander, Daviess County Health Director, advised the commission that there are four new cases this week, five active cases, with a total of 21 cases to date. Cheryl is continuing to talk with schools regarding opening procedures. A possible new quick test shows promise but has not been approved. Cheryl advised that when a new vaccine is available, it will be available to medical personnel and first responders first.
David Cox made a motion to approve Commission Order 2020-4 for the transfer of $4,770 from General Revenue to the Jackson Township Maintenance Fund; Wayne Uthe seconded, and the motion passed, 3-0.
Jim Ruse signed the final Midwest Public Risk (MPR) insurance documents for the 2020-21 insurance year.
Discussion was held in regards to what tax rate the commission would like to certify for 2020. The maximum allowed by law is $0.35 per one hundred dollars of valuation. The current rate is $0.1193 due to voluntary reductions taken in 2008 and 2009 that have not been recouped.
The consensus was they would present an additional $0.15 to be added to the current $0.1193 for a total of $0.2693 for the tax year 2020. Discussion was held regarding what could be done to help with funding for CART roads in the county if there was some additional revenue. The tax levy hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Aug. 26.
In the afternoon, the commissioners checked roads, bridges, and culverts in Jamesport, Grand River, Marion, Jefferson, and Sheridan townships.
The meeting adjourned at 5 p.m.
This information is taken from the minutes of the Aug. 19, 2020, meeting of the Daviess County Commission. All commissioners were present.


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Circuit Court
Civil cases filed: Division of Employment Security vs. Dustin L. Crouse, Gallatin, certificate of assessment of overpaid benefits; Tyran L. Bell, Gallatin, vs. Richard B. Bell, Seymour, dissolution of marriage.

Associate Division
Civil Court
Suits on account: Bank of America vs. Ronald vs. Ronald Blakley was tried by the court. All issues were found in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment against the defendant was entered for $8,517.82 plus costs.
Default judgments were entered for LVNV Funding LLC and against Brian Watkins; for Midwestern Health Management and against Annette C. Lewis. Midwestern Health Management vs. Ronald W. Alexander et al was dismissed by the parties.

Municipal Court
Defendants found guilty in the municipal court of Daviess County are listed below with the offense and fine assessed. Additionally, court costs are $32.50 for the City of Gallatin. Judge Daren Adkins presided over the following cases on Aug. 24:
Kyle Lee Ritter, defective equipment, $200.
Allison Mae Baker, expired plates, $50.
Taylor Gates, speeding, $70.50.
Christopher Ray Kennedy, possession of marijuana, $100; possession of drug paraphernalia, $50.
Amanda R. Williams, animal at large, $50.50; animal license, $50.50.

Treasurer’s Office
Daviess County Treasurer Pam McNeel reports that a good crowd attended the Daviess County Tax Sale on Aug. 24. The sale was held outside, on the south side of the courthouse, due to the pandemic. In past years, the sale was held in the commissioner’s room. There were 22 real estate parcels with delinquent taxes which were sold.

Assessor’s Office
The assessor’s office will soon be starting out in the field for 2021, picking up new construction and doing reviews. They will start in Liberty Township. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the office anytime.

Recorder’s Office
Marriage licenses issued: Logan Jeffrey Henderson, 27, and Erin Beth Christopher, 26, both of Kidder.

Land Transfers
Warranty Deeds
Partial block in Jamesport from Albert L. Robb to Brandon L. Robb; lots in Pattonsburg from Jeremy C. Johnson to Eugene L. Browning Sr.; Lake Viking lot #1915 from Danny A. Noble to Hai Thanh Dao; Lake Viking lot #2201 from Richard and Irene Pendleton to Carynn Rader; tracts in Jamesport Township from Rudy and Kathryn Miller to John E. Kramer; tract in Grand River Township from Steven and M. Elaine Bohannon to Lynn and Karen Wilkey; Lake Viking lot #1818 from Jaimie and Abby Jo Loch to Jaimie and Abby Jo Loch; Lake Viking lot #302 from Jason Holmes to James and Kenneta Grisham; Lake Viking lot #242 from Mark and Vickie Hoig to Joseph and Adrian Formanek; tract in Jamesport Township from Brian L. Nail to Orven and Judy Hulshizer; Lake Viking lot #1059 from John and Dorothy Manders to Denise L. Anderson; Lake Viking lot #1173 from Donald and Jody Odette to Odette Enterprises LLC; Lake Viking lot #450 from Viking Valley Association to Kelly and Shelby Eads; tract in Jefferson Township from Ronald and Anna Kirk to Raymond and Koressa Johnson.

Trustee’s Deed under Active Trust
Lots in Gallatin from Dianne Oder, senior vice president and trust officer for Citizens Bank and Trust, successor trustee of the Sue Elizabeth Downey Trust Agreement, to Barbara Coffman and Julie Coffman as joint tenants with right of survivorship; tract in Grand River Township from Faith M. Freestone, trustee of the Faith M. Freestone Trust, to Robert Sr. and Sophia Reeves; Lake Viking lot #67 from Lowell and Leslie Kruse, co-trustees of the Lowell C. and Leslie V. Kruse Trust, to Todd and Tricia McCullough.

Quit Claim Deeds
Lake Viking lot #599 from Keith and Lori Piercy to Keith and Lori Piercy; tract in Jamesport Township from Brent and Marianne Kenagy to Brandon and Virginia Noffsinger; Lake Viking lot #MH-163 from Serena L. Dehoney to Lois and Joel Fillion.

Beneficiary Deeds
Lots in Jameson from Patricia Ann Baker to Chris Baker, Doug Baker and Kerri Smith, an undivided one-third interest each; tract in Jamesport from Noah and Martha Kramer to Mary N. Graber, Danny J. Kramer, Susan N. Troyer, Amanda K. Fry, Sylvia N. Graber, Abe L. Kramer, Barbara A. Yoder, John E. Kramer, and Chester A. Kramer; tracts in Jamesport Township from John E. Kramer to Noah and Martha Kramer.

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