Owensville board approves lease to Gasconade County, confirms commission and board appointments

The Owensville Board of Aldermen on June 15 approved an ordinance leasing certain city property to Gasconade County for the county’s salt and cinder storage and confirmed four mayoral appointments to local advisory bodies.

The ordinance, introduced as Bill No. 2026-15 and designated Ordinance No. 1513, was moved for a second reading by Alderman Dan Breeden and then placed on final passage by Alderman Cathy Lahmeyer. Mayor Kevin McFadden called the roll: Alderman Breeden voted aye, Alderman Lahmeyer voted aye, Alderman Matt Kramme was absent, and Alderman Denise Bohl voted aye. The ordinance passed.

Why it matters: leasing municipal land to the county creates an intergovernmental storage site for winter materials; the minutes record passage but do not specify lease terms, duration, or financial arrangements.

In other actions, Mayor Kevin McFadden nominated Dana Hampton and Derrick Tyree to two-year terms on the Parks Commission. A motion by Alderman Cathy Lahmeyer, seconded by Alderman Denise Bohl, approved both appointments without dissent. The mayor also recommended Roxane Brueseke and John Hoffman for five-year terms on the Board of Adjustment; a motion by Alderman Dan Breeden, seconded by Alderman Denise Bohl, approved those appointments without dissent.

The minutes record the procedural motions and roll call for the ordinance and note that the appointment motions carried but do not list individual roll-call votes for those appointments. The attorney introduced the ordinance at the meeting; no detailed discussion of lease conditions appears in the recorded minutes.

What’s next: the ordinance is recorded as Ordinance No. 1513 in the minutes; the minutes do not state an effective date or implementation steps beyond passage. The Board also handled routine reports and announcements during the meeting.