Standing Committee Updates.

During last Tuesday evening’s regular City Council Meeting, Council Members were updated on the work of several standing committees.

Council Member Jackie Boyer reported that the Budget Committee is continuing to meet to several items, including the capital improvement projects for the upcoming fiscal budget.

Boyer reported that Jason Spangler and Police Chief Dennis Veach had discussed the possible Y2K problems for the police department. She said the budget committee requested some additional information on this subject.

She said the next Budget Meeting is set for Monday, February 22.

Council Member Donna Harlan reported City Administrator Tom Short is currently working on policy changes surrounding city employee comp time.

Council members also passed a motion to allow Economic Development Director Max McKnight to enter into discussion concerning a possible sale of the City parking lot located east of the Post Office.

Mayor Kenneth Johnson reported that the request made by the Council to the Missouri Department of Transportation concerning the safety of H H Highway is currently being studied.

Council members and the Police Department have raised concern surrounding the increase in traffic accidents on H H Highway between Hazel street and the overpass. Mayor Johnson expects the MoDot traffic study to be completed within six weeks.

Mayor Johnson also informed the Council that the draft of the Airport settlement was given to the city on Tuesday, and that he would try to schedule a meeting next week to see what the next steps would be concerning this settlement offer.

Short informed the Council that Jason Spangler has completed his study of the city’s computers for the Y2K issue, and is currently working on his final report.

Police Chief Dennis Veach told the Council that the police department will begin holding a series of neighborhood meetings later this month. Veach said the meetings would not have an agenda, but would simply be a way for the department to receive feedback on how they are doing serving Carthage residents.

Parks Superintendent Alan Bull told the Council that the Carthage Parks, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a Tree Care Work

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

A friend a mine came ta school one day with a bandage on his thumb, at least what was left of it.

Seems he was in a fishin' accident of sorts. His method of fishin' was ta tie a rock to a string, then tie an M-80 to the other end. That was back when M-80's still had some powerful kick for what was called a firecracker. 'Course when ever'thing went right, this illegal technique did produce a good batch a fish floatin' to the top of the creek.

In what I am guessin' was his last attempt to fill his bucket, the string got wrapped around his thumb and as he tossed the rock, it snugged the M-80 right against his thumbnail. 'Course he lost the nail in the explosion along with the better part of any meat above the first knuckle. I've heard lots a fish stories, but this is the only one about the thumb that got away.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

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The Super Handyman

Dear Al & Kelly: I’ve been working on refinishing a table for a while now. The biggest problem I had was getting the sandpaper into the smaller cracks. The abrasive paper just went to pieces by itself. I tried putting a credit card inside the folded paper and had much better luck. The credit card gives the sandpaper a supportive backing to help it stay strong while I work it into the cracks. It made al the difference. My cards are all "maxed" out anyway, so why not put them to some better use for a while?

Dear Kelly: Our high-rise apartment building is convenient to work, but there are some drawbacks. We have a key for our door, a key for our elevator, a key for our parking garage, one for our storage room and another for the utility area. It’s hard to keep up with all the keys, so we got organized. The keys are color-coded now, with those plastic caps they sell at locksmith shops. We got a different color for each area, and it matches the walls, floor or something in that area to make it easy to pick out the right key. It has really saved us some time and aggravation.

SUPER HINT-If you are tired of finding powdered shop compounds ruined because of humidity, try putting them into sealable plastic bags and then put them back into their boxes.

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