MV Board of Aldermen passes new ordinance authorizing sale of former MRC

By: 
Steve Chapman

Small revisions made to original contract to sell 600 North Main; timetable and price remain
The Mt. Vernon Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance authorizing a new contract between the city and Timothy Hogan for the sale of city property at 600 N. Hickory Street, including the Missouri Rehabilitation Center and other buildings, during their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Bill Petrus, city attorney, said the new contract was negotiated between the city and lawyers for Hogan and largely mirrors the original contract between the city and Hogan, which the city agreed to during their meeting on Sept. 24, but has a few minor revisions, specifically a clause in which the city states they have no knowledge of any hazardous substances on the property.
Under the new contract, Hogan still agreed to purchase the property at the price of $575,000, with a $50,000 down payment due within five business days after signing the contract.
Hogan still has 90 days to inspect the property, during which he can terminate the contract. After 90 days, if the contract remains in force, Hogan must pay the remainder of the purchase price at the closing of the transaction.
The board also passed two other ordinances. One authorized the sale of six-and-a-half acres of city land for $29,900 to Kelsey and Kathryn Rutledge. The other annexed six portions of country roads into the city. They are: Lawrence 1137/ East Street from the north city limits to the intersection with State Highway 174, Lawrence 1112 from its intersection with Highway 39 west to the western edge of city limits, Lawrence 2130 from Lawrence 1137 to Lawrence 2133, Hayward Drive from its intersection with Landrum Street west to Viola Drive, Lawrence 1132/ Main Street from State Highway 174 north to the northern edge of city limits, where it intersects with Lawrence 1132, and Lawrence 1137 south from the outer road/Lawrence 2133 to Lawrence 2130.
In other business, the board approved of the purchase of two step-down transformers, at a cost of $16,690, to replace the ones torn down by the truck which snagged a power-line at Reyco-Granning. The city will be reimbursed for the cost by the company whose truck was responsible for the damage.
The board also approved the purchase of a new Altec AM55 Bucket Truck, at the cost of $189,850, plus an 18-foot trailer for the electric department at a cost of $4,200.
City Administrator Max Springer told the board that the new truck was necessary because none of the city’s current trucks can reach high enough to maintain the proper code clearances for utility lines and communications lines.
Other purchases approved by the board included a survey of the land the city is selling to Kelsey and Kathryn Rutledge for $1,500 and an AS950 Refrigerated Sampler for the Mt. Vernon Waste Water Treatment Plant at a cost of $5,227.00. The board also approved the solicitation of proposals to manage and operate the waste water treatment plant and contract with HDR Engineering to install about 500 feet of sewer main from Landrum to the edge of 417 Athletics property.
Finally, the board voted to increase the pay of all city employees, with the exception of linemen and apprentice linemen, by $0.85 per hour, starting on Jan. 1, 2020, in keeping with the raise in minimum wage that take effect on that date.
 

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