An MC Power official, noting that Butler is the “Electric City,” having been the first west of the Mississippi with its own power plant, said of our soon to have a solar plant, the sunalways shines on Butler. Work is expected to begin on construction in two to four weeks.
As for this week’s City Council regular meeting, it was brief, with City Administrator Mark Arbuthnot’s noting that the application for demolition of unsafe structures has been submitted to the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
We have 35 residences and three commercial buildings to be taken down. The application was sent May 15th, but it will probably be three to four months before we will be notified of a decision. Par for the course…when they need information from us, they want it yesterday, but work on their end for us can take months.
And the Council has received notification from the Missouri Department of Revenue that the half percent sales tax for capital improvements will start being collected October first. The sales tax includes Butler, Bates County, and the state of Missouri, and at present is 7.35 cents on the dollar. As of October first, it will rise to 7.85 on the dollar here in Butler.
And the Council has been advised that a new date has been set for Butler’s downtown projects…June 3rd. The Alumni parade will be this Saturday, May 25th., and the Relay for Life activities will be June 1st.
Courtesy of FM. 92.1
As for this week’s City Council regular meeting, it was brief, with City Administrator Mark Arbuthnot’s noting that the application for demolition of unsafe structures has been submitted to the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
We have 35 residences and three commercial buildings to be taken down. The application was sent May 15th, but it will probably be three to four months before we will be notified of a decision. Par for the course…when they need information from us, they want it yesterday, but work on their end for us can take months.
And the Council has received notification from the Missouri Department of Revenue that the half percent sales tax for capital improvements will start being collected October first. The sales tax includes Butler, Bates County, and the state of Missouri, and at present is 7.35 cents on the dollar. As of October first, it will rise to 7.85 on the dollar here in Butler.
And the Council has been advised that a new date has been set for Butler’s downtown projects…June 3rd. The Alumni parade will be this Saturday, May 25th., and the Relay for Life activities will be June 1st.
Courtesy of FM. 92.1
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