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Lancaster council approves $100 donation; hears updates on water meters, demo grant and Crump house enforcement
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Lancaster City Council approved a $100 donation to the Schuyler County After‑Prom and clerk training travel, and received updates on aging water meters and a demo grant timeline; Police Chief James Berry reported enforcement steps for the Crump house.
The Lancaster City Council met Jan. 13, 2025, at City Hall and approved routine business including a $100 donation to the Schuyler County After‑Prom and travel for the city clerk to a March training program.
Police Chief James Berry updated the council on enforcement at the Crump house, saying property owners "have till January 15, 2025 to remove cars from the property and they are required to board up windows, doors, and any other holes in the house, no exceptions." Berry told the council he has shifted his patrol hours to afternoons and early evenings and plans to make additional property contacts.
City employee George Reindel briefed the council on water loss and aging meters, stating that "Life of a meter is about 10 years or 1 million gallons of water through them." Reindel said the city has 12 new meters arriving soon and 12 more ordered, and he reported that Green Construction was on-site this morning working on lead-and-copper related work and that the project is progressing.
Under old business, City Clerk Candy Tallman presented Regional Planning paperwork for a demo grant that will be published in the paper on Jan. 16, 2025; Mayor Lucas McElhinney may sign the Release of Funds & Certification Form on or after Feb. 3, 2025. Councilman Cole Tippett moved (seconded by Tommy Roberts) to authorize the mayor to sign the paperwork after the newspaper time limit; the transcript records the motion but does not record a subsequent vote in the minutes.
TAPP grant discussions continue: Councilman Cole Tippett said the city has met twice with the Missouri Department of Transportation and expects virtual meetings every two weeks as the project progresses.
In new business the council approved a $100 donation to the Schuyler County After‑Prom on a motion by Cole Tippett seconded by Tommy Roberts; the vote was recorded as 2-1-0 with Councilman Paul Reynolds abstaining. The council also approved sending City Clerk Candy Tallman to the Spring Institute for Clerks March 10–14, 2025; Tallman said she applied for a scholarship that would cover training, hotel and mileage, and the motion to send her passed 3-0.
The council tabled several items for a future meeting, including review of an ordinance pending the city attorney's input, lawn mower bids, health insurance, and a letter from Storm Sirens. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Feb. 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall. Mayor Lucas McElhinney adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m.
