Atchison County Mail

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November 12, 2015

Our Community

City of Westboro
being reborn
The Westboro community
has a reason to celebrate.
The town will now have its
own City Hall building. The
office will be located at 306 1st
Street, next to the Westboro
United Methodist Church.
Days and times of operation
will be decided at the next city
meeting.
Mayor MaryJo Schebaum
commented, We as a town
have come a long way these
past few years and the last
major step to secure the
future of Westboro is our own
City Hall. I want to thank
the citizens of Westboro for
stepping up and believing it can
be done. In order to properly
run a city, we need this City
Hall. Mayor Schebaum and
City Clerk Sasha Bruce were
both working out of their
own homes. The building
will house the city offices in

front and a renter is living

in the back, with the rent
money helping the city pay
for the building and upkeep.
The building will also be able
to provide residents shelter
in case of an emergency or
inclement weather. There is
also a brick and cement sturdy
shelter in the back that could
provide storage. The city is
needing the following items
to fill the building to make
it useable: two desks, two
computor chairs, 12 folding
chairs or more, book cases, a
file cabinet, folding tables, and
refrigerator. If you are willing
to donate any of these items,
contact Mayor Schebaum at
660-984-5574.
Like Mayor Schebaum
said, the town of Westboro has
come a long way these last
few years. Its been a work in
progress, but the town is being

reborn. The town now has its own

city truck (a donation from the
Westboro Fire Department) to clear
off snow covered streets. This used
to be done by farmers. The city had a
new sewer system installed a while
back, as well as new phone lines
(the city was still using party lines
around 20 years ago). Westboro
Wildcat Days is now under the
direction of a few young men who
have done wonders to the ball
field, including putting up a new
fence (the fence top was donated by
Mather & Sons). The field was used
all summer long by area residents
holding fundraisers. Westboro
Lords Acre Day celebrated its
75th year this October, bringing
a hundred or so people to town to
celebrate. Residents are buying up
dilapidated properties and making
it nice once again. The Westboro
Lions Club continues to raise
funds to maintain the park. K.J.s
restaurant continues to feed hungry
residents and passersby. The
Westboro Fire Stations community
room continues to host a number of
meetings and events.
Things are looking up, but
progress must continue. Mayor
Schebaum remarked that she and
the community must continue to
think outside of the box to bring
funds in to be able to take care of
the town. Mayor Schebaum said
that county officials such as the
ladies at the Atchison County
Courthouse, Tarkio Mayor and
Clerk and water company, Jim
Quimby, and a number of others
have provided valuable advice
and assistance over the years to
help Westboro become the town
it can be. Roads still need fixed,
dilapidated buildings still need torn
down, but oh the accomplishments
made so far!

Atchison County Commission Minutes

The Commission met on
Thursday, October 15, 2015. Present
were: Presiding Commissioner
Curt Livengood; South District
Commissioner Richard Burke;
North District Commissioner
David P. Chapin; and Susette Taylor,
Clerk of the Commission.
Presiding Commissioner Curtis
Livengood called the meeting to
order.
Road and Bridge Supervisor
Adam Meyer discussed details on
road bed specification with the
commission.
The commission adjourned.
The Commission met on
Tuesday, October 20, 2015. All
present.
Presiding Commissioner Curtis
Livengood called the meeting to
order.
The following were present
to update the Commission on
the services provided by the
Northwest Missouri Living Center
located in Tarkio. Director Crystal
Woodring; CRN Ashlee Driskell
and Pam Rightsell reported that
the Center provides support to
individuals with developmental
disabilities through assuring their
community membership, selfdetermination, human rights and
basic needs are met. Director
Woodring reported that they
currently have 27 employees and
have completed numerous trainings
over the past year which has allowed
them beneficial networking
opportunities. She expressed that
there is still an enormous need for
legislative support and funding. The
commission agreed to schedule a
meeting between Representative
Andrews and Senator Hegeman to
discuss this issue.
Clerk Taylor presented the
official form for the designation
of delegates to the Missouri
Association of Counties Annual
Conference. After providing ballots
to elected officials as required by
Article VI, Section 6(c) of the
Missouri Association of Counties
Bylaws, the following elected
offices will be voting delegates for
this years conference. Presiding
Commissioner Curtis Livengood;
South District Commissioner
Richard Burke; North District
Commissioner David Chapin;
Treasurer Debbie True and Clerk
Susette Taylor.
Road and Bridge Supervisor
Adam Meyer presented the 2011
Missouri Standard Specifications
for Highway Construction and
requested that the Commission
adopt them for Atchison County
road bed specifications. South
District Commissioner Richard
Burke made a motion to adopt
the 2011 MoDOT Missouri
Specifications with revisions as
presented by Supervisor Meyer.
Motion passed. The following link
is provided to the specifications:
http://www.modot.org/business/
standards_and_specs/BEGIN.pdf
Sup e r v i s or Me ye r t h e n
presented a draft policy for

Specifications for Placement of

Utilities within County Right-ofWay. South District Commissioner
Burke requested one revision, all
agreed. The revision was added
under general requirements. A
motion was made and approved
to adopt the policy as presented.
The policy was approved as follows:
On the 20th day of October,
2015, the Atchison County
Commission unanimously
approved the following:
SP E C I F IC AT IO N S F O R
PLACEMENT OF UTILITIES
WITHIN COUNTY RIGHT-OFWAY
Intent: It is the intent of these
specifications to describe the
uniform manner in which public
utilities will be located, placed and
maintained with Atchison County
road rights-of-way.
Stake Out: It will be the
responsibility of the utility company
requesting permission, to stake out,
or provide a map of the work, so
that it can be readily seen what
effect this proposed work will have
on the existing county road, road
way drainage, and the adjacent
property owners.
Request for Permission:
Permission to plow, bore or to open
trenches in any county maintained
right-of-ways shall be requested
at least 7 working day in advance
of starting work. Emergency type
work, which is for the restoration
of interrupted service, may begin
immediately with verbal approval
of the County Supervisor or his
authorized representative.
General Requirements: The
contractor shall plan and schedule
his work to cause a minimum
interference with other work being
done in the area. Equipment and
excavated materials shall be placed
not to obstruct traffic or drainage.
All driveways disturbed or damaged
shall be replaced. Access shall be
maintained to all driveways during
non-work periods. All excavation
shall be backfilled or plated prior to
the end of any work period. Twoway traffic shall be maintained at
all times. At least one-half of the
roadway (pavement and shoulder)
shall be available for traffic at all
times. It is the responsibility of
the utility to make his agent, or
contractor familiar with the terms
of these specifications.
The utility will hold Atchison
County harmless from claims
resulting from its activities.
The placement of utility lines
and/or cables may be made by
either of three methods: (1)
boring (2) open cut (3) plowing
(4) overhead.
1. All work pertaining to the
right-of-way, including roadway,
is subject to the inspection of
the Atchison County Roads
Department.
2. All electrical underground
utilities and gas lines will be buried
a minimum depth of 48 below
lowest point within all of County
Road Right-of-Ways. All other
underground utilities, including,

but not limited to water, phone,

fiber optic, etc., will be buried
a minimum depth of 42 below
lowest point within all of County
Road Right-of-Ways. Utilities will
be either routed around culvert
or bored below culvert, in which,
all electrical and gas lines shall be
incased in conduit.
3. Ditch line, shoulders, and
roadway surface must be restored to
its original condition or better. This
shall be done in accordance with the
Missouri Standard Specifications
for highway construction
4.Verticalclearanceforoverhead
power and communication lines
above the County Road shall be no
less than: (a) from 0 to 750 volts
18 ft. (b) from 750 volts to 15,000
volts 20 ft. (c) from 15,000 22 ft.
5. Poles or related facilities are
to be placed at the extreme part
of County road right-of-way line.
6. No poles, stubs for guys or
anchors should be located in such
a manner as to interfere with the
ordinary highway maintenance.
7. Traffic will be maintained
at all times.
8. Work area signage must be
installed.
9. Contractor is responsible for
notifying Missouri Dig Rite.
10. The utility accepts full
responsibility for any accidents
involving the public, caused by
improper construction methods
or improper signage.
11. The utility will be responsible
for maintenance of all work for a
period of 1 year after the completion
of the project.
Other Utilities
The Utility Company is
responsible for:
1. Insuring that their proposed
installation and construction
activities will not interfere with
the maintenance or functioning
of existing utility facilities already
located within the right-of-way.
2. Any damage to existing
utility facilities already within the
right-of-way.
Improperly Installed Facilities
The owner of improperly
installed facilities located within
county right-of-way shall be liable
for any resulting damage to the
county maintained roadway and
appurtenances. Additionally, the
owner of the facilities shall also
be liable for any damage to county
equipment or injuries to county
staff resulting from improperly
installed facilities. If the county
becomes aware that the utilities
facilities were not installed at
the agreed to location or depth,
the county will notify the utility
and the utility shall proposed
corrective action within two weeks
of notification. The utility shall
bear all financial responsibility with
any such relocation. Additionally,
failure by the utility to respond
within the two week period and/
or to proceed with corrective
action within a reasonable period
of time shall result in the county
suspending review of all current
and future agreements by the utility

Jack Remembers column

Every Day
Jones in four
language voice recital
By Michael B. Shaw

Donovan Jones will present

a voice recital in St. Joseph,
Mo., on Sunday, November 15,
2015, at 2 p.m. The event will
occur at Saint Francis Xavier
Catholic Church, 27th and
Seneca Streets. There is no
charge for the program.
Mr. Jones, a senior at
Missouri Western State
University, is singing
this concert as one of the
requirements for his Bachelors
Degree in music. Selections
will include songs written
in four languages: French,
Italian, German and English.
Dr. Susan J. Carter has been
Donovans voice professor for
the past four years.
Participating with Mr.
Jones will be Dr. Charles
Badami, piano; Jan Kobialka,
cello; and Dr. Chris Gibson,
clarinet. Composers to be
featured are Bach, Handel,
Donizetti, Schubert and others.
Donovans parents are
Darci Morey of Tarkio and
Cory Jones of Rock Port, Mo.
He is a 2011 graduate of Tarkio
High School.

in question, and suspension of all

approved agreements held by the
utility. This shall remain in effect
until the utility complies with the
requirement of this section of the
agreement.
Utility Relocations
By locating utility facilities
within county right-of-way, the
utility or his assignees, agrees to
relocate these facilities at no cost
to the county, should the county
request such relocation. The county
could request relocation because
of, but not limited to, roadway
improvements and/or drainage
improvements.
Specifications Reference RSMo
229.100
The commission went to inspect
the hay ground adjacent to the
nursing home facility.
The commission adjourned.
The Commission met on
Thursday, October 22, 2015. All
present except Susette Taylor, Clerk
of the Commission was absent.
Presiding Commissioner Curtis
Livengood called the meeting to
order.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Bills were
reviewed, approved and ordered
paid.
The commission adjourned.
The Commission met on
Tuesday, October 27, 2015. All
present.
Presiding Commissioner Curtis
Livengood called the meeting to
order.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Bills were
reviewed, approved and ordered
paid.
Additions and abatements were
approved as follows:
PERSONAL PROPERTY

I had made a comment in an article that

Veterans Day gives veterans a reminder and
opportunity to think back on their days back in
the military.
Several Legionnaires approached me and said
We do not need Veterans Day to think about it.
We think about it every day of our lives. And they
are right. I can not get out of my mind some of the
things that happened while I was in the Infantry.
I was only 19 years old when I was drafted
for my two year obligation to our country. I had
never been away from home other than a trip to
the Indianapolis 500. To be gone for two years in
highly intensive surroundings is something you
never forget, and you do remember it every day
of your life.
We spent 16 weeks of Infantry Basic and
Advanced Infantry Basic training at Fort Riley,
Ks. There, they taught us the many different
ways to kill the enemy, and also the rules of war
that were established by the Geneva Convention,
a Convention of Nations held in Geneva,
Switzerland, which was the only country that was
neutral in both World War I and World War II.
They were showing us how it was twice as hard
to pull a bayonet out of a body as it was to stick
it in because the flesh sticks to the metal of the
bayonet. A bayonet was fastened to the end of our
M-1 rifle. We practiced hand-to-hand combat for
hours on how to use the bayonet on dummies that
resembled the so-called enemy. When I suggested
we sharpen the bayonet, which was dull, a Sergeant
said that it was a Court Martial offense to sharpen
a bayonet because of the Geneva Convention. The
Geneva Convention also required armor piercing
bullets in combat. A bullet could not make a
bigger hole going out of you than it did going in.
A lot of veterans learned a trade while in the
military. However, us draftees in the Infantry
only learned how to kill people, which was not
very helpful towards finding a job in civilian life.
Jack can be reached at PO Box 40, Oak Grove,
MO 64075 or jackremembers@aol.com. Visit www.
jackremembers.com

September 2015
Additions to the Tax Books
2014 $ 1,135.94
There were no abatements from
the personal property books.
REAL PROPERTY September
2015: There were no additions to the
Real Estate tax books in September.
Abatements from the tax books
2002 $209.99 2008 $9.84
2003 $185.42 2009 $9.72
2004 $340.82 2010 $12.57
2005 $162.90 2011 $11.08
2006 $160.57 2012 $1,244.97
2007 $160.04
Randy Arnold, Insurance
Broker for Atchison County
was present to go over the 2016
Health Insurance rate with the
Commission. Local agent Quint
Lingerfelt was unable to attend
the meeting. Mr. Arnold presented
quotes from Aetna, United and Blue
Cross. Life Style Company declined
to quote. The lowest premiums
continue to be with Blue Cross,
which is the Counties current
coverage. The commission will
review the options and meet with
Mr. Arnold again next Tuesday for
additional questions.
There being no further business
to come before the commission, the
commission adjourned.
The Commission met on
Tuesday, November 3, 2015. All
present.
Presiding Commissioner Curtis
Livengood called the meeting to
order.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Bills were
reviewed, approved and ordered
paid.
ACDC Director Monica Bailey
met with the Commission to discuss
Great Northwest Day Priorities for
Atchison County. Four priorities
were agreed upon for her to submit

to the ACDC Board for submittal.

Atchison County Health
Insurance Broker, Randy Arnold
met again with the Commission
to finalize the benefit package for
2016 and answer questions. He
provided benefit schedules for the
employees for the PPO selected by
the Commission. Rates for dental
and vision were not available yet,
but will be forwarded as soon as
he received them.
Road
and
Bridge
Supervisor Meyer requested
an additional amendment to
the SPECIFICATIONS FOR
PLACEMENT OF UTILITIES
WITHIN COUNTY RIGHT-OFWAY under General Requirements
#2. The addition is in BOLD face.
2. All electrical underground
utilities and gas lines will be buried
a minimum depth of 48 below
lowest point within all of County
Road Right-of-Ways. All other
underground utilities, including,
but not limited to water, phone,
fiber optic, etc., will be buried
a minimum depth of 42 below
lowest point within all of County
Road Right-of-Ways. Utilities will
be either routed around culvert or
bored a minimum of 24 below
culvert, in which, all electrical and
gas lines shall be incased in conduit.
The commission approved the
amendment.
The Commission received
notice that the Department of
Agriculture has approved 6 of the 8
corners for remonumentation that
were submitted. The commission
agreed to proceed with the work.
The Department of Agriculture will
reimburse 50% of the cost.
The commission adjourned.

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