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Thursday, January 21, 2016 75¢ For more, log on to: www.mycameronnews.com Cameron, Missouri Northern Missouri Invitational Band Concert Photo by Becky Curtis CHS ’76 Twenty-three Cameron High School Band members were selected to participate in the 2016 Northern Missouri Invitational Band Concert, held at Goodrich Auditorium on Monday. One hundred and four musicians from Cameron, Gallatin, Maryville, Maysville, Penney, and South Harrison High Schools performed under the direction of Ann Clark, Blake Duren, Ted Keck, Jeremy Krug, Mallory Mahon, Xandria Obico, Brandon Wehmeyer and Nathanial Wehmeyer. The concert was the culmination of two days of auditions, clinics, and practice. Cameron students that performed include: Brianna Chastain, Haley Reynolds, Brittany Slaughter, Bai- ley Caldwell, Khayla Hollingsworth, Hailey Roach, She’ Jones, Jordan Bradford, Katlynn Hughes, Keisha Rush, Camryn Clay, Lauren Peck, John Rupert, Gabi Lohman, Nicole Provin, Michelle Short, Hunter Akins, Alex Caldwell, Madelyn Lohman, Tana Anderson, David Curtis, Sahara Huffman and Sam Evans. Discussion centers on City council sets general swimming pool, ball election By Chris Johnson General election Editor The council passed all three readings fields [email protected] of the ordinance authorizing the general election for April 5. The term of former projects and how to fund them. The Cameron city council passed a bill By Chris Johnson councilman Bill Rose-Heim expires in April Councilman Lynn Rogers expressed his to certify the April 5 election during their Editor and there will be three candidates on the [email protected] concern that no plans have been put forth. session Tuesday evening at city hall. The “Last summer, I heard there was all ballot, Frank Buck, John Feighert, and Lynn Debate on the lack of any plans being council also approved bills related to a Rogers. The term of office is three years. kinds of other plans and nobody’s brought local sales tax on out of state purchases, presented for a new swimming pool and forth a plan yet. So far, in the past five Rogers is currently serving the remainder of new ball fields and how to move forward improvements to the sewer collection system Rose-Heim’s term. months, I’ve yet to hear anything positive and at the wastewater treatment plant, and on both projects took up a large portion of or anything brought forth to the council.” the Cameron city council meeting Tuesday obtaining a local liquor license. There was Motor vehicle local sales tax Councilwoman Darlene Breckenridge, also lengthy discussion regarding plans for a evening at city hall. who is a member of a committee appointed Final approval was given to a bill that Last August, voters defeated a proposed new swimming pool and new ball fields (see would place a ballot question before the by Mayor Dennis Clark to come up with related story). half-cent economic development sales tax. ideas for improvements in the community, Revenue from the sales tax would have specifically the swimming pool and ball See COUNCIL on page 2 been used for economic development fields, said there have no plans presented. purposes, including rebuilding the existing “Excuse me, but I will say this. He swimming pool, construction of a new ball (Clark) appointed a committee, is all he did. School board adopts field complex, and acquiring and developing We didn’t have to go and be that committee. land for economic development prospects. So, there was no other plan.” Since September, the council agenda has When asked by Breckenridge if he would included allowing individuals or groups new graduate to present proposals or thoughts on both See DISCUSSION on page 2 recognition policy By Chris Johnson High school principal Mark Wiegers Three candidates for city Editor presented information on the proposal [email protected] to switch to a Latin system to recognize graduating seniors for academic excellence council The Cameron Board of Education during commencement exercises. Tuesday was the last day for candidates to Schmitz were the only persons to file for the approved contract extensions for the In the past, the valedictorian and file for the April election and three persons two seats up for election. superintendent and assistant superintendent salutatorian, those students with the are running for Cameron city council Petersen was appointed to the school and a proposal to switch to a Latin system two highest grade point averages, Frank Buck, John Feighert and Lynn board in 2009 and won election in 2010 for recognition of graduates during their were recognized and also spoke during Rogers have all filed for the one seat on and 2013. Schmitz was appointed to fill monthly meeting Monday evening at the commencement. the council that is up for election on April the remainder of the term of Ann Goodwin administration building. Wiegers said this year the valedictorian 5. Rogers was appointed last December to Clark, who resigned in May 2014, and then and salutatorian are separated by one- fill the remainder of the term of Bill Rose- he won election to a one-year term last April. The contract for superintendent Dr. Matt hundredth of a percent, the top ten seniors are Heim, who resigned in October. The term of office is three years. Robinson, who has a three-year contract, separated by four-hundredths of a percent, For the Cameron R-1 Board of Education, Among the other offices that are up for was extended to 2019 and the contract for and the next seven seniors are separated by incumbents Michelle Petersen and Doug election on April 5 are Cameron Ambulance assistant superintendent Dr. Chris Shanks, eight-hundredths of a percent. He feels all of District Board and Cameron Special Road who has a two-year contract, was extended those students should be recognized during District Board. to 2018. The board passed a motion to that commencement. The last day to register to vote in the effect unanimously. Wiegers is proposing a switch to the April 5 election is March 9. Graduate recognition See BOARD on page 2 2 - Citizen-Observer The Jump Thursday, January 21, 2016 DISCUSSION _ from front page COUNCIL ________ from front page serve on the committee, Rogers said he actual plan that was presented, doesn’t give voters regarding a local sales tax on motor proposed projects that would be funded would. you license to appoint me to a committee, vehicles, trailers, boats, and outboard motors through the city’s special project partnership. John Feighert, also a member of the and it doesn’t put the burden on me to come purchased out of state. The first application was for a mural to be committee, said the park board had a plan up with ideas for you to implement.” In January 2012 the Missouri Supreme painted on the east wall of the Lily Anna’s ready to go. Mayor Clark said he appointed the Court issued a decision that only cities Home and Garden store at the corner of “The mayor went in and said hey we’re committee to work on suggestions and ideas with a use tax could collect local sales tax Third and Walnut. looking at having a whole big thing, the to address the issues of an aging swimming on out of state purchases. The ruling had Nada Woodworth and Pat Jones said economic development thing is going to go pool and inadequate ball fields. no effect on Cameron since the city did not there is an agreement with the owner of in here with it. I’m not even upset with the “We worked for years on this to come up have a local use tax in effect. In response Lily Anna’s to paint the mural on the wall fact that he did it, I’m upset with the fact with a plan and it was just torn to shreds. to the Supreme Court decision, the Missouri and they have also been in contact with a that they should’ve said, ‘no, we’re going to Okay, we’ve done everything we can. Bring legislature passed a bill that re-imposed the muralist about the project. go ahead and go forward and let you guys us a plan. It was said, ‘you won’t listen to local sales tax on vehicle sales in the form The mural would include a train present it.’” us.’ ” You’ve got a spot on every agenda, and of an administrative fee. The legislature also locomotive with an agricultural scene in Quentin Lovejoy, another member of the you have had for the last five months. And stipulated that those cities that did not have the background, “because those are the two committee, voiced his displeasure over the all I asked was that it be an actionable plan, a use tax in place prior to August of 2013 industries that built the city of Cameron, the process and how the committee was formed. that it be legal, that you explain the terms must receive voter approval to continue this railroad and agriculture,” Woodworth said. “Asking us to do your job is absurd. Just and the financing of how we’re going to administrative fee by November of 2016. After discussion, the council unanimously because I openly opposed the plan, and accomplish it.” The council passed the bill that would passed a motion to provide $10,000 from agreed that there’s a need, but I opposed the put the question to the voters on whether to the community project account towards the continue application and collection of the mural project. local sales tax on the out of state purchases. The second application considered was City manager Mark Gaugh said at the Dec.