Skidmore postpones cleanup days until spring

By Kathryn Rice | September 15, 2026 |

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Skidmore City Hall

SKIDMORE, Mo. — The following are notes from the Sept. 8 regular meeting of the Skidmore Board of Aldermen.

The board decided not to do a fall cleanup this year and to instead schedule a spring cleanup at a later date.
The junkyard ordinance was discussed. The board had updated the ordinance in 2020 and then voided it in 2022. The board tabled further discussion until the Oct. 13 meeting.
The Municipal Advisor Services Agreement and Disclosures with DA Davidson was approved. Its services will be paid by a grant, so the city will have no money involved.
A date was set to work on the playground equipment on Saturday, Sept. 26. The board approved a $2,264 bid from Pro Playgrounds for timbers and ramps to complete the border around the playground equipment. There is approximately $900 from a spring bake sale in the Skidmore Community Betterment account which had been designated for the playground. Wood chips will be obtained from Northwest Missouri State University.
A bid for $4,439 was received from Coby Langford for the renovations at the round house. Harvest Homes and Construction, LLC, Craig, and S&S Electrical Contractors, Mound City, have not rebid as of yet. Chief Maintenance Operator Mike Reasoner said the companies were waiting on Evergy about the three-phase power. Langford, who was at the meeting, was asked to update some of the bid’s specifics. Alderman Thomas Wilmes didn’t have a dollar amount on the concrete needed for the round house.
Reasoner stated he had mowed until Oct. 1 in 2025. He will be unable to work on the streets until he finishes mowing, he said.
The lead service line grant was approved and Carter said it would be three to four weeks before the city would receive paperwork from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. This is supposed to benefit both residents and the city in the removal of lead in the water lines. Carter is going to ask the Nodaway County Commissioners if funds are available. She also wants to contact State Representative Jeff Farnan and State Senator Rusty Black to ask for funds.
Discussion was held on the cemeteries with Carter saying she would take down flowers which have weathered.
Discussions were held on skunks within city limits.
Minutes from the Aug. 11 closed meeting indicated “discussion was held to explain the fund distribution of the current bank account balance for each of the fund classifications under the new ClerkBooks software for the July 2025 to June 2026 fiscal year.”