City Council Discusses Proposed Budget
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The Centurions Host X-C Invite Phonograph- - PAGE 9 Herald SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska • USPS 430-720 • Volume 147, Number 38 • 16 Pages + Pre-Prints Preparing for City Council Junk Jaunt Discusses Proposed Budget A nearly two hour meet- certain percentage of the ing of the St. Paul City Council to approve the mo- Council featured numerous tion, and according to the agenda items that drew City’s attorney, Jason public comment and fiery White, that threshold was conversation. Yet, last not met, even with the Tuesday night, when the Mayor’s participation. most important item on the “The discussion we are docket for the having is that City’s leader- in order for the ship came up budget to pass, for a vote, the “I think going you need a room quickly three-quarters got quiet. back to the vote of the Following a drawing board is Council,” said public hearing the answer. They M a y o r that included B e r g m a n . several mem- can go back, they “Currently, bers of the can change with a vote of public voicing 3-2, it is only a their opinions numbers, and sixty percent on items in- they can redo it.” vote. cluded in the “We are at a budget, the - Attorney“ Jason White budget im- City Council passe.” was tasked with approving While some members of the proposed budget for the the public voiced their sup- ding 2020-2021 fiscal year. Yet, port for the decisions made from all over descended on Howard County and the surroun even after weeks of dis- by the Council, the City’s Junk Jaunters cussing the budget, approv- attorney said it was a hur- area last year for the annual Junk Jaunt. Above: vendors had a steady stream of people of ing it was not black and dle that the Council would all ages checking out their wares during the 2019 event. (File Photo) white and forced the Coun- have to get over, and one cil to go back to the draw- that he had never before ing board. encountered. After Councilwoman “I don’t know the an- After a summer of can- September 27th to 30th Department of Health and Katie Kowalski moved to swer to [these questions] cellations and postpone- can expect little in the Human Services. approve the budget, and tonight guys,” said White ments, and no small way of restrictions. As part of this effort, Councilman Jerry Thomp- after being peppered with son seconded the motion, questions from the public amount of deliberation During an interview on registered Junk Jaunt ven- members voted on the pro- following the vote. “I have and uncertainty, the sev- Monday, Nebraska Junk dors are supplied with sig- posal, and ended up split- never seen this happen. enteenth annual Junk Jaunt General Coordinator nage informing bargain ting, with Kowalski and “I am not going to an- Jaunt is now just over one Diane Wiberg said that the hunters of current CDC Thompson voting in favor swer those questions of the budget and Coun- tonight because I haven’t week away. goal of the Nebraska Junk and local health district cilmembers Ralph Kezeor had a chance to look at With all Nebraska Jaunt amid the ongoing guidance, and are encour- and Brenda Klanecky vot- them.” counties previously under pandemic is to make sure aged to enforce said guid- ing against it. The Mayor attempted to more restrictive phases of its vendors and partici- ance as they deem With a deadlocked point out that there was still Council, Mayor Joel time to get a budget passed, DHMs having moved into pants are aware of general appropriate. Bergman attempted to saying that on September Phase IV this Monday, rules and guidelines from (Continued on Page 3) break the tie by voting in 14th the Council would vendors and shoppers at- the CDC, local health dis- favor of the motion, and on meet again, discuss the tending the Jaunt from tricts, and the Nebraska any other night the Mayor’s issue, and hopefully find a vote would have settled the resolution. issue, but not last week. (Continued on Page 2) Last week’s decision to ap- prove the budget needed a Rural Accident Has County Resident Seeking Changes During last Tuesday’s bad,” said Ksionzek. “I was rules,” Ksionzek added. “I something. So, like I said, I did.” “I feel it’s negligent not meeting of the Howard bleeding, but it was nothing shred twice a year, and it was just trying to comply. Ksionzek reiterated his (Continued on Page 2) County Commissioners, a too severe.” just seems like if I don’t I And I came close to death concern that the washout local farmer approached The Commissioners, always get turned in or this time; I mean, I really wasn’t marked. the board regarding his moved by Ksionzek’s concern about the state of story, empathized with the county’s roads follow- him. ing an August 21st accident “We’re glad you’re near the intersection of okay,” said Chairwoman Yutan Rd. and Tenth Kathy Hirschman. Ave. County Ksionzek claimed The farmer, Robert that when the county Ksionzek, was at- Releases grades the roads they tempting to shred General often create a ridge weeds along a county Election along the roadside, road ditch, in compli- Filings which he said is often ance with state - PAGE 13 difficult and even per- statutes, when his ilous to shred. tractor struck a washout in “You can’t shred weeds the road. The tractor rolled along some of these roads into the ditch, cutting with a regular shredder,” he Ksionzek’s back and arm said. “You just cannot do in the process. Ksionzek it.” asserts that he was likely Ksionzek holds that cit- only saved from being izens would need a thrown from the tractor be- batwing shredder or some- cause part of the shredder’s thing similar to shred many three-point hitch forced the roadside ditches in Howard back of the driver’s seat County, something he con- forward, pinning him be- tends that not everyone can tween it and the steering afford. wheel. It was as he was shred- Ksionzek stated that he ding along the roadside, was ultimately able to es- along the ridge, that cape the tractor by crawl- Ksionzek struck a washout ing out its rear window, that he said dropped Centura Crowns Homecoming Royalty which had busted out, at straight down. which point a passing “I felt there should have FedEx employee, who had been a flag out there. It’s Centura HigH sCHool celebrated homecoming last week, with the week’s festivities end- stopped at the site of the just impossible to see ing with the coronation of the school’s homecoming king and queen. This year, the King was Jer- accident, helped him to his something like that,” he emiah Arndt while the Queen was Cassidy Vacha. The crown bearers for this year’s coronation feet. said. ceremony were Luke Morris and Tatum Stevenson. (Courtesy Photo) “I was not cut up too “I try to comply with the Page 2 Wednesday, September 16, 2020 The Phonograph-Herald • St. Paul, NE with the vote being 3-2, That line item, which site of their new building CITY BUDGET - Councilwoman Klanecky The (from page one) the Mayor noted was just along Highway 281, the “Hopefully we can rec- said that because that vote the budgeted amount of the sidewalks along the new Phonograph-Herald tify whatever issue is caus- was originally taken during project, drew considerable Howard Avenue project, a budget workshop, she ire. and approved several spe- Wednesday, September 16, 2020 • Volume 147 • Issue 38 ing us to be at an impasse,” said the Mayor. wanted to allow the public “Understanding the cial designated liquor li- 406 Howard Ave. • P.O. Box 27 • St. Paul, NE 68873 The City’s attorney to voice their opinion on concerns of the public, it is censes for events within the Phone 308-754-4401 • Fax 308-754-4498 agreed that some more the issue. always difficult to see that City’s limits. USPS 430-720 • [email protected] time might be warranted, “I was asked by the pub- something is upgraded and During the department www.phonographherald.com noting that with everything lic to have this put back on remodeled,” said the updates portion of the Published every Wednesday at stake, opinions could the agenda,” Klanecky Mayor during last week’s meeting, Utilities Superin- by Michael Happ. change. said. “We had several peo- discussion on the potential tendent Matt Helzer re- Periodical postage paid at St. Paul, NE 68873 ple at a meeting August 3rd of a remodeling project, ported that he was having “The mere passage of and I didn’t hear anyone which City officials said Official newspaper for Howard County, City of St. Paul, time may make someone trouble contacting anyone change their vote also,” that was against going with would be solely focused on with Nebraska Central Villages of Boelus, Cotesfield, Cushing, Dannebrog, Elba, the COPS Grant. They addressing security con- Railroad regarding the Farwell and Wolbach. White noted. “They are going to run out and you thought that they were kind cerns in the office. “We are mowing. However, the Publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel of cheated out that we were not looking at gutting the City’s attorney said that he any advertisement any time. will possibly also run out of the one percent budget having a budget hearing office just to have a nicer feels he may have a solu- Member of the Nebraska Press Association authority too.” then and no one from the office.