Ravenwood council notes

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RAVENWOOD, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the March 5 regular meeting of the Ravenwood City Council:

• The council opened up the meeting to public participation. Curt Boswell and Darren White were present. Boswell discussed where a water line and sewer would be put on his new property. Boswell will be building a house and requested a meter installation and the sewer to reach the middle of the property. White informed the council of his campaign for sheriff and wanted to see what the community would like to see happen if he were to win.
• The board decided to let Boswell Construction start on the water/sewer line north of Boswell’s property and anything west of the property would be the city’s responsibility. The city will pay for any dirt work and manholes while supplies would be paid for by the homeowner.
• A $125,000 bid was sent in by Ed Spire of Spire Construction for the city’s water main project. The board expects to receive a bid from Rodney Fields later and so tabled the discussion until the next meeting.
• No bids for the city’s south end street repairs have come in.
• The city is waiting on parts to repair the dump truck and will need tire replacements before winter.
• The playground’s old equipment has been removed and the board received a $10,600 bid from Seth Runde Construction for a 20-by36-foot shelter house. The board requested City Clerk Jolene Kerwin to reach out to Boswell Construction and Rush Construction.
• While reading the reconciliation report, Kenna O’Connell proposed moving seven city accounts to Nodaway Valley Bank from Southern Bank. O’Connell also recommended the city leave their certificates of deposit that were recently rolled over until their terms finish in June and October. The board voted unanimously to quickly move the seven accounts to Nodaway Valley Bank with Mayor Bryan Sobotka, Kerwin and O’Connell as signatories with two debit cards for the city’s general account.