[0:00] I agree. Ask them about that.
>> His was boxes of coal when Alcoa was
[0:05] still running in Princeville.
>> Oh, it was boxes? Cardboard?
[0:10] » Cardboard. Corrugated.
>> That'll do it.
[0:12] » Burned a long time.
[0:16] Told him he wasted his 15 minutes.
[0:38] So, you think the tippiness went away
because you're used to driving bigger
[0:42] things?
>> What happened?
[0:45] » No, I'm just asking about her Jeep.
>> I hated that Jeep. I hated the way it
[0:48] drove and then like, yeah, this feels
right cuz it drives just like the
[0:51] ambulance. It drives [laughter] exactly
the same.
[0:53] » Like a shopping cart?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
[0:56] » Lumber lumber wagon.
[1:02] That's what I recall.
>> In a good way?
[1:10] » Meredith could correct her with just a
finger.
[1:13] » [laughter]
[1:22] » Advise against bigger tires and a lift.
>> What?
[1:26] » I advise against bigger tires and a
lift.
[1:29] » Yeah, I heard that makes it ride worse.
>> It does.
[1:32] » Yeah, but it looks really cool.
>> It's really cool. Spend a fortune on
[1:35] steering stabilizers.
>> [laughter]
[1:40] » Really good at putting them on.
>> [laughter]
[1:50] » She was home a couple weeks ago and
somebody brought it up and she still
[1:53] gets a little misty.
>> How long has she not had it?
[2:01] » 6 years?
[2:06] She thought she was pretty cool. She
could she goes I got a really nice car
[2:09] cuz she just gets hand-me-downs.
>> [laughter]
[2:15] » I sure do miss my Jeep.
I said well go get a go get a real job.
[2:21] » [laughter]
[2:25] » But dad I can't
I'm waiting tables. I make plenty of
[2:28] money.
[2:32] Perhaps longer. I think she worked
two doubles and a single this weekend.
[2:38] That was thank you.
[2:42] The money's right though maybe. Downtown
St. Louis.
[2:46] » [laughter]
[2:50] » Is she showing up?
>> [clears throat]
[2:53] » No I'm Kristen. She's getting her done.
Oh sir.
[2:58] In here.
He waved he waved at that.
[3:05] So it was a long 2 minutes, isn't it?
>> That's your 6:00.
[3:09] » Does it? I'm taking yours.
How about we call this meeting to order?
[3:14] Start with the pledge, please.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[3:19] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[3:25] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[3:30] » Thank you. Welcome everybody.
Um clerk had a previous
[3:37] appointment this evening, so I'll be the
clerk as well. So
[3:40] Uh Gillis?
>> Here.
[3:43] » Boggs?
>> Here.
[3:44] » Smith?
>> Here.
[3:46] » Fleming?
>> Here.
[3:47] » Rose?
>> Here.
[3:48] » Cruzen?
>> Here.
[3:49] » Thank [clears throat] you.
[3:52] » I make a motion that we approve last
meeting's minutes.
[3:56] » Second.
>> I have a motion and a second for last
[4:00] meeting's minutes, 8 17 26. All in favor
say I.
[4:05] » I.
>> Opposed?
[4:08] That will carry.
How about special session?
[4:11] » Yeah, I'll make the motion for that,
too.
[4:13] » All right.
>> I'll second that.
[4:15] » That was Dave. I have a motion by Alex,
a second by Dave to approve the special
[4:20] session
minutes. All in favor say I.
[4:24] » I.
>> Opposed?
[4:26] All right. I do not have any
correspondence this evening. I have some
[4:30] bills.
Um I apologize I don't have a bill list.
[4:34] I did get what the expenses for the
month look like.
[4:38] Shelby was off today and was
unavailable, though. She
[4:42] If you want, you can look at
August of 2025 is what she ran me.
[4:47] » I'd like to make a motion that we
approve the bill.
[4:49] » Second that.
>> All right. I have a motion from Joey,
[4:53] second from Alex. That's going to be a
roll call, please.
[5:00] Gillis?
>> Yes.
[5:02] » Boggs?
>> Yes.
[5:03] » Smith?
>> Yes.
[5:05] » Fleming?
>> Yes.
[5:06] » Rose?
>> Yes.
[5:07] » Cruzen?
>> Yes.
[5:08] » All right. Thank you.
[5:12] Playing the part of Chief Darshan this
evening is Officer Ohm.
[5:18] » Um Ordinance 4 is continuing Officer
Wright to attend a school board meeting
[5:23] at the beginning of the school year.
This is Officer Wright's second year as
[5:26] a resource officer at the Harmony
School.
[5:29] Um all officers are prepared for the
homecoming parade on 9 17 26.
[5:34] The parade will move back to its normal
route this year, down 4th Street.
[5:37] There'll be a short traffic delay while
the parade is going on around 4:30 to
[5:41] 5:00.
>> I'd make a motion that we to the this
[5:45] department Ordinance 4.
Second.
[5:47] » I have a motion from Joey, a second from
Dave Rose to approve police department
[5:52] report for August of 26. All in favor
say I.
[5:56] » I.
>> Opposed?
[5:58] That will carry.
>> [clears throat]
[6:01] » Um we do not have any old business
evening. We do have some new business.
[6:05] First order of new business, we have a
recommendations from the CEDC.
[6:09] CEDC met August 27th and made following
recommendations. We had two commercial
[6:14] grants.
Both by Batterton Properties. The first
[6:18] being Hometown Car Wash for being light
replacements.
[6:23] And then the second um at Wagon Wheel
Trailer Park for some tree removal. The
[6:28] light replacement is
$2,821.26
[6:33] for a grant. The tree removal is $2,700.
Um we had another sewer grant for Ted
[6:40] and Tina Art for sewer replacement for a
grant of $7,646.72.
[6:47] And we had four NTIFF redevelopment
grants. Uh one to Long