Mozingo
City seeks to school voters on Mozingo tax proposals
City Manager Greg McDanel briefed the Maryville City Council this week on continuing efforts to educate voters with regard to a couple of sales tax proposals that will appear on the April 5 municipal election ballot and are seen as crucial to future development at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.
Read MoreTwaddle named to Ingram’s 50 Missourians list
Dr. Bruce Twaddle, a partner at Compass Dental Group, 231 E. Summit Dr., is one of the business and community leaders listed in the 2016 edition of Ingram’s magazine’s 50 Missourians You Should Know.
Read MoreCity launching Mozingo sales tax campaign
The anticipated campaign to garner support for the continuation of the existing half-cent sales tax supporting operations at Maryville’s Mozingo Lake Recreation Park and the imposition of an additional sales tax of one-eighth of 1 percent to provide funds to construct and operate a new conference center at the popular park was kicked off Thursday.
Read MoreCanada geese head south as temperatures finally fall
After an extended stay in Nodaway County, Canada geese are finally heading south for the winter as single-digit temperatures begin freezing the lakes and ponds where the flocks have been resting.
Read MoreAuxier resigns from Mozingo Park staff
After three years as the operations manager at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, Erick Auxier will officially resign the position on Jan. 4. As operations manager at the city-owned park and reservoir, Auxier was responsible for staff supervision, budgeting, long- and short-term planning, project management, daily operations, and the marketing of park facilities and activities. He…
Read MoreCouncil set to hire Mozingo conference center architect
The Maryville City Council will take up a short agenda Monday when it gathers for its final regular session of 2015 — short but not insignificant. Leading off the list of action items is approval of a contract with Wertzberger Architects of Marshalltown, Iowa, for the design of a proposed conference center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.
Read MoreSales tax plans proposed to finance conference center
The Maryville City Council reviewed options for financing a proposed $4 million conference center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park this week during an hour-long special session prior to its regular Monday meeting.
Read MoreMozingo Advisory Board hears possible plans for conference center
The Mozingo Lake Advisory Board met this week to consider plans for a proposed hotel and conference center at the city-owned reservoir and recreation area. Boulders Inn and Suites of Denison, Iowa, announced its intention earlier this year to develop the hotel, which is to be paired with a city-built conference center and golf course…
Read MoreTricks and treats in store during Mozingo’s Haunted Campground
Preparations are beginning for the seventh annual Haunted Campground to be held Saturday, Oct. 17, at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Tom and Twyla Martin of Maryville are the masterminds behind all the tricks and treats that have become an annual attraction at the popular recreational vehicle park at Mozingo Lake.. “My husband, Tom, and I…
Read MorePurse strings tighten for city in 2016
Money was at the heart of lengthy Maryville City Council deliberations this week as the governing board worked its way through staff presentations and a thick stack of documents related to a new municipal budget scheduled for adoption during a special meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at City Hall.
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