Greenwood Mo City Board dead in the water?
Posted by GSDispatch Editor in by Jennifer Warren, GSD Online
Attendees of Monday night’s Greenwood Board of Alderman meeting did not get to see much city business take care of. Alderman VanAcker asked that item’s six, eight, ten and eleven be removed from the agenda “because he did not have input into the agenda.” Item six was the time for Public Comments, item eight – the discussion of the appointment of Greenwood’s Park Board as contact persons for the Katy Trail and Kansas City +96 Commuter Rail Project, item ten was the city staff reports and item eleven was the Mayor and Alderman reports. Alderman Ring seconded this motion and it was passed 2-1. This was immediately followed up with Alderman Ring asking that the much-anticipated Parking Ordinance be removed from the agenda as well. Alderman VanAcker seconded that motion and it too was passed 2-1.
Alderman Payne, obviously frustrated by these actions, asked to speak and addressed the assembled crowd saying “Folks this board is dead. Nothing is going to happen until after elections so get people out to vote… I apologize for serving on the most do nothing Board of Alderman since the last election…” Alderman VanAcker attempted to respond to Alderman Payne but was silenced by Mayor DeCourcy who pushed on to recognize someone who had worked for the good of the city.
Phillip Alverado was awarded a key to the city for his role in working with the Missouri Department of Transportation to have the stop light installed at Allendale Lake Road and 150 Hwy. We will have more on that story and pictures from the presentation in the next couple of days.
The Board did manage to pay most of the city’s bi-monthly payables. Alderman Ring moved to have the Mayoral and Alderman salaries removed from the payables but that motion was not seconded. Alderman VanAcker moved to have the bill from Morgan Contractor’s removed. That bill is for some striping that was done – VanAcker maintains that the striping was done incorrectly and the contractors are supposed to have met with the Board in order to discuss that situation but it has not happened.
The Board also agreed to support the Kansas City Area Rock Island Corridor Coalition. This coalition is organized to protect the Old Rock Island Railroad Corridor for future incorporation in the Katy Trail and future transit use. Alderman VanAcker did ask for clarification that the vote of support did not entail any financial obligation by the city and then the resolution was passed unanimously.
Mayor DeCourcy also notified the attendees that there are possible temporary positions with the Census Bureau for the 2010 Census. Information is available in city hall or by emailing the Mayor at mayor@greenwoodmo.com.
