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Catch the Awesome art 'buzz' Sculptor Seward John- Previews of area son celebrates iconic spring school sports teams are moments and familiar featured in a spe- American scenes in his cial section of this extrordinary pieces of Weekend edition. artwork. Inside American Profi le Volume 69, Number 75 One Dollar MARCH 29 & 30, 2014 DEATHS You need to read today’s Leb a non Daily Record Hazel Ilene Burton OOD • 'Jackets go 3-2 in Fla. Page 1B Marie Hampton See Page 2A G Holman-Howe/Hartville 4 REA SONS • Kirk Pearce takes 'A Look Back' Page 3B Tim Compton II Shadel's Colonial/Lebanon • Hilton: It's just 'nuts' Page 6A • Massey reviews 'Divergent' and 'Muppets' Page 10A www.holmanhowe.com www.lebanondailyrecord.com Assessor explains cost of school bond issue By Fines Massey with businesses being included in The Daily Record North: Actual increase will be less than many people think personal property tax, it is diffi cult to [email protected] come up with an Over the past few weeks, Laclede $32.5 million bond that will be on the property. in Laclede County is between $60,000 average personal County Assessor Johnny North's offi ce April 8 ballot have been surprised by The biggest confusion has come and $70,000. On the higher end, a property tax for has been fl ooded with calls of citizens the assessor's answer to their ques- from people's misunderstanding of $70,000 home would be assessed at the county. all wanting to know the same thing tions. how they will be taxed. Assessed a valuation of $13,300, which would As an exam- — just how much will this proposed "I think of the people I've talked to valuation isn't the total value of a incur an increased annual expense ple, someone school bond cost me? that they actually were thinking that it home or personal property, it is based of $49.21 of property taxes for that with $20,000 "People want to know specifi cally was going to be worse than it actually on a percentage of that value, North home's owner if the bond issue is worth of personal how it affects them, so they call us and calculated for them. It turned out better explained. For residences, the assessed approved. property,which say, 'Well, in my situation, what would than what they expected," he said. value is 19 percent of the market value Those who rent will not be affect- would be as- this tax levy do to me on my tax bill?' In order to pay for the middle and for personal property, the assessed ed by the change save for still having sessed at $6,667, North ... Usually it is very similar in relation school project, voters will have to ap- value is 33.33 percent. to pay extra in personal property tax, would realize an that the examples the school district prove a 37 cent increase to the district's According to charts made avail- which is a tax for everything from increase of $24.67 has given," North said. He added that debt service levy, which will bring the able by the Lebanon R-3 School Dis- vehicles to boats to farm equipment. annually to their personal property he has found that most people who total levy up to $3.59 per $100 of as- trict, which North said are accurate, North said because of the varying tax. have contacted his offi ce about the sessed valuation of real and personal the average market value for a home tax districts in the county, coupled See ‘Bond’/ page 5A All it takes is a click Little damage reported from spring storm OEM advises residents to be prepared nonetheless From LDR Staff we activate. If the storm is On Thursday night, past you, in other words, Mother Nature sent Leba- then there's no reason to non a reminder that spring activate your siren." weather means more than In addition to rotation, sunshine and mild tem- the storm produced pea- peratures. sized According to Laclede hail from County Office of Emergen- Bennett cy Management Director Spring Randy Rowe, Thursday's to the storm brought "rotation" to eastern the Lebanon area, but no side of Above, a pavilion stands tornados touched down and Laclede empty at one of Lebanon's no damage was reported to County, city parks — but not for long. the OEM. but no Residents are now able to "We've had no damage hail dam- reserve park facilities through reported; however, we did Rowe age was the city's website. At right, have a doppler radar-con- officially this screen capture shows firmed rotation, and we did reported. the new Lebanon Parks have citizens call in that Although the first spring Department online reserva- said that it buzzed over the storm of 2014 proved to tion system, which became top of their house, roared have only minor effects, available to use Thursday over the top of their house, Rowe said that the citizens afternoon. and we did have wall cloud of Laclede County should LDR photos sightings in the Stoutland/ consider it a warning. Kelly Morgan Sleeper area, which would "There were several calls and City of Lebanon have been the same super- last night made to 911 in cell, but it did not touch relation to where is the down," Rowe said. authorized city shelter," he Parks Department introduces online reservation system Rowe said that the OEM said. "And the answer to activated the storm sirens that is that we've been prep- By Fines Massey the Parks Department of- You can come see us or call ed to implement such a sys- inside Lebanon's city limits ping everybody for three The Daily Record fice to secure their favorite us, and we can still put them tem for a few years, but ev- as well of those to the east months. We do not have an [email protected] Lebanon park pavilion, they in the system ourselves, but I erything that was out there of town. Because the storm authorized FEMA shelter With spring here (kind now have the option to make think as people become more was deemed too costly, was was moving in an easterly for the City of Lebanon. It of) and summer just around reservations online from the familiar with the system and too limited or didn't match direction, some of the sirens is up to the folks to now -- the corner, it's about time to comfort of their computer or how to use it with its con- up with the city's online soft- to the west of Lebanon were and let this be a practice last start planning those family mobile device. The Lebanon venience and ability to pick ware. Recently Civics Plus, not activated. night -- it's up to the folks reunions, picnics and parties, Parks Department went live dates and times making reser- the software company that "We were selective on right now to prep up. Talk and now people can reserve Thursday with a new online vations will become so much handles the city's programs, which sirens we did acti- to your neighbors, talk to the perfect spot for their event shelter reservation system. easier," said Parks Director rolled out an online reserva- vate," Rowe stated. "So the your churches, talk to your with a few clicks of a mouse. "Of course, you can still John Shelton. tion system. other sirens do work. It's schools and get your plan While people can still call do it the old fashioned way. The department has want- See ‘Parks’/ page 5A our option on which ones in place." Woman charged after alleged theft from Lebanon Walmart From LDR Staff leased from the Laclede County who was standing outside the order from the Pulaski County mers revealed that there was a A 39-year-old Newburg Jail after posting a $5,000 surety store with an employee, al- Walmart in December and has warrant for her arrest in Pulaski woman who has been given bond Friday. legedly tried to run away. The previously been issued an order County on a burglary case. Her no-trespassing warnings at least According to court docu- officer chased Summers and for the Lebanon store. bond had been set at $25,000 three times from area Walmart ments filed by the Lebanon stopped her as she tried to climb The offi cer asked Summers cash-or-surety. stores is behind bars after alleg- Police Department, an offi cer under a parked vehicle. what happened, and she alleg- Summers was transported edly attempting to steal more was dispatched at about 4:09 The offi cer took Summers into edly admitted that she selected to the Lebanon Police Depart- than $500 worth of merchandise p.m. Wednesday to Lebanon's the store to issue her a no-tres- $502.88 worth of items and ment, where she was booked from the Lebanon store. Walmart, where Summers had passing order from Walmart. A tried to leave the store without for burglary and the warrant Donna Lynn Summers is allegedly tried to steal more check of the company's records paying for them, the statement arrest. She was then taken to the charged with a class C felony of than $500 worth of items. When revealed that Summers had said. Laclede County Jail, according Summers stealing. Summers has been re- the offi cer arrived, Summers, been issued a no-trespassing A computer check of Sum- to the statement.

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