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Neosho City to spend about $541,000 on downtown bollards and barricades under Square security plan
Summary
Council members discussed a proposed Square security project — retractable bollards, barricade trailers and hard stops — with staff settling on an estimated total cost of about $541,000 and debating whether to phase purchases across years.
City staff presented a downtown Square security plan that would add retractable bollards, hard-stop barriers and trailer-mounted barricades to secure eight approaches to the square and create staging areas for first responders and staff.
The presenter described two main equipment types: trailer-mounted barricades that staff can tow into place and retractable bollards that lock in and are lowered when not in use. Initial line-item tallies in the packet were inconsistent during the presentation; staff and council reconciled the figures in discussion and identified a project estimate of about $541,000 in total. Staff said funding would come from a combination of the streets fund and the general fund but did not provide a finalized split at the meeting.
Councilors asked whether the purchase should be phased to allow a pilot period and to reduce one-year reserve drawdowns. Staff cited Joplin’s earlier installation as precedent for operational ease and argued trailer-mounted units allow rapid deployment with fewer staff and heavy equipment than concrete barricades.
No formal motion or vote on the Square security purchase was recorded at the meeting; councilors suggested staff return with final numbers and a funding breakdown for a future agenda.
Next steps: staff will provide a refined cost split and implementation plan and address any operational questions raised by council.
