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Votes at a glance: Neosho Council approves road, zoning and public-safety contracts; one downtown sign denied
Summary
The Neosho City Council approved a bundle of agenda items including Highway 59 work, multiple zoning changes, municipal electric and event contracts, and several public-safety purchases and grants. A request for a downtown mobile pickup sign was denied.
The Neosho City Council on a unanimous vote approved a package of ordinances, contracts and resolutions spanning transportation, zoning, municipal utilities and public safety.
The most financially significant approvals included awarding the Highway 59 improvement contract to Blevins Asphalt Construction Company Inc. for $793,150.32 (Bill 2025-82) and accepting the bid for Highway 59 improvements (engineer’s estimate $882,000). Council also approved a contract with Pyro Spectaculars Midwest LLC for the Celebrate Neosho 2026 fireworks display not to exceed $25,000 (Bill 2025-81).
On zoning matters, Council rezoned a recently annexed parcel at 15318 Kentucky Road from R-1 to M-2 to accommodate a water filtration plant (Bill 2025-72) and rezoned 15111 Kodiak Road from R-1 to R-2 to allow duplex construction (Bill 2025-73). Both measures were recommended by Planning & Zoning and passed 5-0.
Utility and city code changes approved included renewal of a municipal electric service agreement to maintain eligibility for the municipal street-light tariff (Bill 2025-78) and an amendment to code section 100.11 to adopt the city’s new official seal (Bill 2025-79).
Council approved surplus and construction items including: surplus of four older ATVs and a 2000 Dodge Ram (Bill 2025-75); Change Order No. 4 to Jeff Asbell Excavating and Trucking Inc. for $9,985.71 on a construction contract (Bill 2025-76); and a $13,568 change order to Marion Company LLC to upgrade roofing material at the recycle building (Resolution 2025-35).
Public-safety and fleet purchases approved included purchase contracts for a fire-extinguisher trainer, two ATVs, a UTV, a new chief’s truck, three Ford Explorer police vehicles, and replacement tasers (totals and vendors noted on the agenda). Council also accepted a $50,000 Missouri Blue Shield grant for law-enforcement equipment and authorized multiple state grant applications for police overtime (hazardous moving violations and DWI enforcement).
One item failed: a request from a downtown business to place a mobile pickup sign in a rear city parking lot to reserve curbside pickup was denied after council discussion on precedent and downtown parking (motion failed 5-0).
Votes recorded on the meeting were uniformly 5-0 for approved items; the council announced the failure of the curbside-sign motion with the same recorded tally.
