Thursday, April 25, 2019 $1.00 For more, log on to: www.mycameronnews.com Cameron, Missouri Online Shopping Comes to Special City Cameron Market Council Session By Tara Wallace Editor [email protected] The Council Chambers the corporation will have at City Hall were packed on to pay a fee to the City of Monday night, April 22. The $200 per unit that is not in purpose of the meeting was compliance. If a civilian is to discuss and vote on two already housed in a unit and proposed tax abatements a veteran applies, then after for an affordable housing the existing lease agreement development targeting ends, the veteran is given armed forces veterans and preference over the existing family age 55 years or tenant. older. The development has According to the Market received push back from Study that was conducted area veterans believing the by Novogradac & Company housing is simply a low- for the project there are income housing facility approximately 1,675 veteran using the term “veteran” to renter households in and receive a tax abatement. around Cameron. According Since veterans are not to the study approximately considered a protected class 69 percent of the population the development cannot is 55 and older and roughly say that they are strictly for 35 percent of households in By Tara Wallace online shopping program early this shopping rollout, customers will order veteran seniors. They can say the area are income qualified they are expressly for seniors for the proposed duplexes. Editor summer. their products online and schedule [email protected] According to Tony, online orders a pick-up time that best fits their since that is a protected Taking the number of veteran will be picked by personal shoppers schedule. The next phase, which Tony group. The developed plans renter households and Some residents may have noticed a trained to shop as if they are shopping believes will follow pretty quickly, is on targeting veteran tenants applying the percentage of new sign at Cameron Market indicating for their grandparents. They are told to to offer delivery service. by establishing “veterans income qualified seniors age that they will soon be offering online “only pick out the best quality of items Online shopping is just one of preference”. Applicants 55-84 led to the conclusion shopping. According to owner Tony for your customer” and customers will several new services The Cameron will be awarded priority that there are approximately Clark, “We are really excited to offer have the ability to provide notes on the Market is offering patrons this year; for open units based on a 582 income qualified senior our customers the convenience of items they choose. For example, do others being a Deli Club (buy 10 points system weighted veteran renter households online shopping in Cameron. We you prefer bananas with brown spots, meals or salad bar and get the 11th free heavily toward armed forces in the area. This study was understand that the most valuable or do you want your banana’s green, through the Reward Card), a Senior veterans. The breakdown is conducted two years ago commodity that a person has is their or perhaps you want two bananas over Discount Day (5 percent discount on as follows: using American Community time and this service will enable our ripe and a bunch that are yellow with Sundays for senior shoppers), and the Survey (ACS) census tract customers to place their order at their no brown spots… you can specify your new Market Rewards program (accrue 10 Points: data. According to this convenience from our website and preference in the notes. This additional points during normal shopping visits • Service connected to information the 34 units schedule the grocery pickup or delivery level of customization assures the items and redeem those points for free or disabled veteran will serve about 5 percent at a time that fits with your schedule”. picked are the items a customer wants. discounted items throughout the store) • Retirement or discharge of area demand; leading the They should be able to launch the In the first phase of the online from military service developers to believe they See ONLINE on page 2 veteran can fill the units with 100 • A living veteran’s percent senior veterans and spouse veterans families. Egg Hunt Adventure 5 Points: The first tax abatement By Heidi Bench Cameron Elks Lodge • A veteran’s widow or discussed was for a two- Staff Writer #2615 held their annual widower year Chapter 100 Bond. [email protected] Easter Egg Hunt at their • The mother or father of Essentially, the project lodge south of town a veteran disabled or developers purchase the Saturday, April 20. The Elks had prepared for a large turnout deceased project and put it into the with over 4,000 candy and prize filled eggs. This year they 1 Point: City’s name which allows had a large turnout with about 200 kids. The kids were • A living veteran’s them to purchase materials excited to participate in a cake walk, guessing game, face unmarried partner sales tax exempt. The City painting, and of course an egg hunt. • A living veterans then returns the project at Elks Lodge members plan for this annual event and guardian the end of the two years. many members pitch in to help in many different ways. • A living veterans care The next abatement The members help with setup to break down, baking cakes, provider discussed was for a 25-year gathering donations and other items. Members Ryan and Chapter 353 property tax Heidi Hartley decided to donate a set of brand-new bikes Per the contract with abatement. This in effect for one lucky boy and girl to take home. Other prizes given the City, an additional 5 allows the approximately away were push-pops, jump ropes, water guns, LOL Dolls, points are to be awarded $170,000 worth of property hula hoops, and over 50 fishing poles. The smiles were for an existing resident of taxes the corporation would Cameron. If no veterans have paid to the City to shining as each child left with something to show from their Joe Enloe in grey shirt with Colton Flick and apply and a civilian senior is egg hunt adventure. Camden Enloe head back with their Easter egg granted a housing unit then See Council on page 2 hunt prizes in tow. CONSIGNMENT AUCTION ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS SAT., APRIL 27 • 9:00 a.m. NOW! Location: 23966 St. Hwy. 6 • Gallatin, MO Call Shay Esbeck 660-605-0839 • Justin Harlow 660-605-2346 • Barney Esbeck 660-605-0841 2 - Citizen-Observer The Jump Thursday, April 25, 2019 Upcoming Meetings/Events ONLINE ____________________________ from front page with digital coupon capability (browse Tony has been in the grocery As members of the Associated April 25 featured coupons on the website, select business since he was 16. His wife, Wholesale Grocers of Kansas City, Park Board meets at 6 p.m. in City Hall located at 205 items you wish to save, those items Veronica “Ronni” Clark is a third- Cameron Market is able to order in N Main Street. Meeting is open to the public. are tied to your rewards card, and used generation grocer. W.H. Koch Co., anything you can purchase from stores Cameron Library is hosting “Breakout” for ages 9-13. automatically as you checkout). For Inc, their parent company purchased like Price Chopper and Hen House Come solve puzzles and clues to break into the box from more information about how these Cameron Market in 2013 making it the and have it here most often by next 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. programs work ask a cashier or visit third grocery store and fourth pharmacy business day. www.thecameronmarket.com. owned by the family. April 26 Arbor Day Tree planting with kindergarten class at 9 a.m. in Recreation Park. COUNCIL ________________________ from front page April 27 instead be used for the upkeep of which to do so. Note: affordable with 3 in favor, 1 opposed, and 1 Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Drug roads, sewers, and drainage system in housing is taxed at a different rate abstention. The crowd was very vocal Enforcement Administration will be accepting unused or the development. At the end of the 25- than regular housing, causing many in in their displeasure by both booing expired prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the year abatement the development can the community to over value the tax and jeering at the Council after the Clinton County Court House. then petition and request the City take revenues being forfeited by the City. ordinances passed. City Council meets 2nd Annual Elks ATV/UTV Patriot Ride and Poker Run. over maintenance of the infrastructure The three bills moving the housing again in regular session on Monday, Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Cameron Elks Lodge. and the City at that time will also be project forward, Bill 2019-18, Bill May 6 at 6 p.m. in City Hall. RSVP to Jim Ford at 816-294-7731. receiving the property taxes with 2019-19, and Bill 2019-20, all passed Rotary Club Shoe Caravan will be gathering shoes col- lected for orphans from 21 different clubs and will make a stop and celebrate at the Cameron Regional YMCA from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cameron Critters: Slugo Dream Catchers Volunteer Training from 9 a.m. to 11 up to date on shots and is heartworm By Kathy Turner, Cameron a.m.