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Kearney aldermen adopt four ordinances, including MoDOT pedestrian-crossing agreement
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Kearney Board of Aldermen adopted four ordinances — including a Cost Apportionment Agreement with MoDOT that requires the city to cover design and construction for a Lion’s Park pedestrian crossing — and approved a temporary event liquor license.
The Kearney Board of Aldermen on Sept. 2 adopted four ordinances that city officials say streamline recurring park use, update billing rules, align a telecommunications provider with existing rights-of-way rules and authorize a pedestrian crossing project on Route 33.
Parks/Recreation Director Eric Marshall presented Bill No. 37-2025, a recurring park reservation agreement with Kearney R-I School District to host a Color Fun Run on the Jesse James Park Trail; the measure was approved and became Ordinance No. 1939-2025. Finance Director Stephanie Harris presented Bill No. 38-2025 to amend Section 700.030 of the municipal code to allow the limited waiver of late fees in specific circumstances (Harris cited returned mail for customers with good payment histories as a common example); the board adopted the change as Ordinance No. 1940-2025. Mayor Randy Pogue noted a scrivener’s error in the draft where the word “free” should read “fee,” which the minutes record as corrected before adoption.
Community Development Director David Pavlich said Bill No. 39-2025 brings Bluebird Network LLC into parity with other telecommunications providers already operating in city rights-of-way; the board approved the ordinance and it was numbered Ordinance No. 1941-2025. Public Works Director Shelie Daniel presented Bill No. 40-2025, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Cost Apportionment Agreement to add a pedestrian crossing at Lion’s Park to MoDOT’s planned Route 33 overlay contract (scheduled for 2026). Daniel told the board the city will be responsible for all design and construction costs for the pedestrian improvement; the board adopted the ordinance as Ordinance No. 1942-2025.
All four ordinances passed on recorded 4–0 roll-call votes (Aldermen Holt, Spencer, King and Lehman). The consent agenda also included Resolution No. 56-2025, approving a temporary-event liquor license for Walnut Creek Vineyard & Winery’s Oktoberfest on Oct. 4, 2025.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance No. 1939-2025 (park reservation) — approved 4–0; Ordinance No. 1940-2025 (billing code amendment) — approved 4–0; Ordinance No. 1941-2025 (rights-of-way agreement with Bluebird Network LLC) — approved 4–0; Ordinance No. 1942-2025 (MoDOT cost-apportionment for Lion’s Park pedestrian crossing) — approved 4–0.
The MoDOT agreement means the city will fund design and construction for the crossing while MoDOT will include the work in its Route 33 overlay contract. The minutes do not list a specific project budget or funding source for the city’s share. The Board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2025.
