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Warrenton Board approves consent items, parade street closures, winery license and street‑sign ordinance
Summary
At its Aug. 6 meeting, the Warrenton Board of Aldermen approved routine minutes, authorized street closures for the high‑school homecoming parade, granted a liquor‑by‑the‑drink license to Hopewell Winery and adopted an ordinance accepting street signs for The Meadows at Walnut Hollow plats; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Warrenton Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Aug. 6 to approve several routine items and local permits, including street closures for the Warrenton High School homecoming parade, a liquor‑by‑the‑drink license for Hopewell Winery and an ordinance accepting street signs for The Meadows at Walnut Hollow plats.
The meeting opened with the board taking up the consent agenda — regular and closed session minutes from July 16 and July 23. Speaker 1 called for a motion to approve the consent items; a motion was made and seconded and the roll call produced six "Yes" votes. "Motion passes 6 to 0," the chair said.
The board then approved the requested street closures for the Warrenton High School homecoming parade. The motion recorded in the transcript was followed by a roll call that returned six "Yes" votes and the board announced the motion passed 6 to 0.
Later the board considered a by‑the‑drink liquor license for Hopewell Winery, 204 East Boon Slick. After a motion and roll call, aldermen voted 6 to 0 to approve the license.
City Clerk Melody Rube read Bill No. 409‑24, described in the meeting as "An ordinance accepting street signs for the subdivision known as The Meadows at Walnut Hollow Plat 4A and Plat 4B by the City of Warrenton." Following the reading, the board voted by roll call and the ordinance passed 6 to 0.
The board concluded regular business by voting to enter executive session for personnel matters under statutory citation 610.021 subsections 3 and 13; roll call recorded unanimous support and the board adjourned to executive session.
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes and on the record include: approval of minutes (consent agenda), approval of street closures for the Warrenton High School homecoming parade, issuance of a liquor‑by‑the‑drink license to Hopewell Winery at 204 East Boon Slick, adoption of Bill 409‑24 accepting street signs for The Meadows at Walnut Hollow plats 4A and 4B, and a motion to enter executive session for personnel. The meeting recorded no public‑comment speakers.
The board’s next procedural step noted in the meeting was the scheduled hearing regarding a dangerous building on Aug. 14 at 11:00 a.m.; if the Building Commissioner’s findings are upheld, property owners would have 30 days to demolish and clean the property.
