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A NEVADA REVEALED EDITORIAL

September 17, 2008

During the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Councilman Gillette questioned the wisdom of Council members attending a Picnic sponsored by the Nevada Sunshine Group because if 3 or more members attended that would constitute a majority of the Council, and the Council has to be careful not to do anything that would give the appearance of violating the Sunshine Law. When you are elected to the City Council you must be prepared to accept the position and conduct yourself in a manner which is above reproach.

Mr. David Bishop, 901 S College, informed the City Council and the Citizens of Nevada in open Council meeting that he is the "Chairman of the Nevada Sunshine Group, a local registered lobbyist group". This admission makes the Nevada Sunshine Group a political entity. Where are they registered?

The Mayor of the City is encouraging the City Council to attend the picnic sponsored by the Nevada Sunshine Group.

Attendance at this picnic, which in our opinion is a political meeting, is by invitation only. If three or more Councilpersons attend they would be in violation of the Sunshine Law, the same law this lobbyist group is purported to be expert on. Chapter 610 (5) of the Sunshine Law defining "Public Meeting" does not apply.

The meeting is from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Being aware of this fact, and after hearing what Mr. Bishop said about this group being a registered lobbyist group, and being informed that the Mayor invited members of the City Council to the picnic, how could any citizen of Nevada even remotely think that the intent of this group is to exchange small talk about sewing, the weather, domestic problems, and how good the covered dishes were?

The next questions are: Who are the principals for whom Mr. Bishop is the registered elected Chairman? What is their mission? Are they ex-city employees who quit or retired and now want to be re-hired by the city? Do they not like the honest and ethical city government that we now have? Is there intent to go back to the old bankrupt and misappropriation-of-money days? Is the Mayor beholden to these people for his being elected to the City Council? When he ran he said he was going to represent all the people. Is he now a puppet Councilman?

--Joe Kraft

Belle Rose has moved!

Belle Rose Owners Kelly Ast and Brenda Cadle announced that they have moved to 112 North Cedar St. Nevada (Next to Daylight Doughnuts). Soups, sandwiches salads and homade desserts are being offered. Monday - Saturday 10-2. Pay us a visit.

Ziggie's Cafe Coming Soon!

Ziggie's Cafe will be opening for business in the Greenfield Restaurant building. Ziggie's Plans to open in about two weeks.

Will there be a delivery service with this? Because, that would be most excellent. So often, my friends and I order what we don't really want (pizza-the only thing that delivers), and it's getting old. I've heard tale of your restaurant, and would like to have another delivery service for food. In addition, I would like to inquire about your hours of operation. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to providing my patronage. Welcome to Nevada, MO.

Greatly Intrigued, Jathrop

 

Daylight opens Drive through Doughnut Station.

Christy and Jessica owners of the Daylight Donut Shop announce a new drive up facility to be called the Doughnut Station. The new facility will be open 5.30 am. Until 10:30 am. They will have the same delicious doughnuts, baked goods and drinks as they serve downtown.

It is located on the east end of the subway (underpass) on the North side of Subway Blvd.

Congratulations to the %u201CDoughnut Girls%u201D for refurbishing a Nevada landmark. It was formerly a Skelly filling station and is one of the few original Skelly buildings left in the country. It is a compliment to the %u201CHistoric East End? .

CITY FINDS ANTIQUE SEWER PIPE.

April 1, 2008

Read Story and See Images Here

NEW MEETING/BANQUET ROOM FOR NEVADA.

March 21, 2008



LEE Day, owner of the successful Cherry Street Grill, announced that he has leased 115 E. Cherry (four doors west of the Cherry Street Grill) as a venue for a meeting and banquet room with a capacity of approximately 100 people.

Facilities for power point presentations and a speaker%u2019s platform, including a sound system will be available. Use of the banquet room may be obtained for breakfast, lunch or dinner meetings. Patrons can expect a pleasing atmosphere and a pleasant décor.

There will be easy access to the parking lot located on Walnut Street, immediately north of the meeting room.

Congratulations to Lee for giving Nevada a much needed downtown dining and meeting room which will prove to be a real asset to our town.

The facility will open approximately the second week of April.

VERNON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY MEETING.

March 21, 2008



The quarterly meeting of the Vernon County Historical Society will be held at 2 PM Sunday April 27 in the Bushwhacker Museum, 212 W. Walnut.

The program will be an address by Dr. Stephen D. Reschly entitled %u201CThe Old Order Amish in Missouri and the Midwest.

Dr. Rashly begins with the history of the Amish and related groups, with a focus on the Midwest and on 19th century and contemporary Missouri. The Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite presence in the state in the early 21st century is visible and growing with good prospects for the near future. There will be time for questions and answers on all aspects of Amish and Mennonite history and culture.

Dr. Reschly%u2019s appearance was made available through the Missouri Speakers%u2019 Bureau, a program of the State Historical Society of Missouri.
A Nevada Revealed.org Editorial.

THE GREAT STREET SWEEPER CAPER

MARCH 11, 2008



Bill Mc Guire? , our City Manager, has taken quite a bit of heat recently from the local newspaper. He sent word to a recent street committee meeting that he planned to spend $200,000 of the Transportation Tax money for a street sweeper.

The local newspaper, which is in direct opposition to the present City administration, published a slanted article about the meeting. The newspaper also printed two articles (Feb. 29 & Mar. 6) on its editorial page signed by THE NEVADA DAILY MAIL, one of which was egregious and insulting to Mr. Mc Guire? , leading some people to suspect that there might be some skullduggery behind the whole affair. (I had to look up the definition of egregious it means absurd and excessive.) I suspect the editorials were contributed by a local person whose writing style has appeared in the public domain for the past twelve months, and which is immediately recognizable by the tongue lashings it contains. A member of the Park Board recently publicly admitted to and apologized for remarks she made pertaining to the City golf course. This act resulted in NO backlash of insulting criticism in the newspaper. This editor's publishing policy is "Different Strokes for Different Folks". Hmm...

Evidently the newspaper policy concerning the signing of "Letters to the Editor" and "Guest Editorials' has changed. The comments about Mr. Mc Guire? were on the editorial page with the signature "Nevada Daily Mail". Who is the "Nevada Daily Mail"? Is the editor protecting her staff or an unnamed contributor whose identity is not being disclosed? IF THE LATTER IS TRUE, THE PAPER IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF ITS OWN PUBLISHING POLICY.

Mr. Mc Guire? 's action did not merit the abuse which he has received. He did not buy the street sweeper and take personal possession of it, and there was no way he could pocket any of the $200,000 himself. A "Sweetheart Deal" is not an issue because a study is going to be made as to the type of sweeper needed and bids will be taken. Isn"t that refreshing?

We assume that the Public has decided to treat this matter as a tempest in a teapot and has forgiven Mr. Mc Guire? for this error in judgment and accepted his public apology. We'll be interested to observe whether or not his detractors will do the same from now on. This I doubt because they're still living in the past and basically cannot forgive Mc Guire? for not being Craig Hubler. How long are we going to allow Hubler's ghost to continue to infiltrate and influence our city politics through his friends?

MARCH 12, 2008

GOOD NEWS! NEVADA CITY MANAGER CAN READ!

Bill Mc Guire? has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that, contrary to the local newspaper's opinion, he has the ability to read and understand the English language.

After the paper blew up the BIG STREET SWEEPER INCIDENT of February 28th to major proportions, Mr. Mc Guire? again perused the Ordinances setting the sales tax elections, presumably without any "serious trouble" in understanding them. Upon rereading the Ballot Language in the 2001 and the 2006 ballots he found that it does not correspond with the Use of Funds sections in the ordinances. These two sections should mirror each other exactly.

Section 2: Ballot Language in both Ordinances and in both Ballots reads as follows:

Shall the City of Nevada continue for five years an existing Sales Tax of one-half of one percent (.005%) for Transportation Purposes for resurfacing and construction or reconstruction of CURBS AND GUTTERING for existing Nevada streets. All funds collected each year shall be deposited to the Street Fund for this purpose.

Section 4: Use of Funds Language in both ordinances reads as follows:

The funds received from the Transportation Sales Tax shall be used as follows:a) A minimum of $400,00 per year (the 2006 ordinance reads $500,000) shall be used for STREET CONSTRUCTION on existing Nevada STREETS including asphalt or concrete overlay of street surfacing, widening where necessary and installation or replacement of curbs and guttering and storm drains where necessary.(Emphasis Ours)

The difficulty is as follows: Nevada citizens VOTED NOT FOR resurfacing or reconstruction of existing streets, but THEY VOTED FOR resurfacing, reconstruction and construction of curbs and guttering for existing streets.

The writer of the Ballot Language should have used the same wording as the Use of Funds Language in the ordinance. What counts is what is actually written on the ballot not what his intent was. The voters have every right to assume that Ballot Language and the Use of Funds Language will be exactly the same. That did not happen in this case.

Ironically, this means that buying a street sweeper to clean existing streets and old and new curbs and gutters wasn't such an outlandish idea after all. It also means that the writers of the editorial in which they printed the ballot in question are the ones who can't read and understand plain English. Hmm'

I do not agree with the unknown authors of the March 6th 'editorial' when they said, "Cities, like newspapers, cannot operate effectively without the public trust." That means exactly nothing. Cities operate effectively with honest administrations and newspapers should function with veracity and unbiased reporting of events, people, and government. The Public Trust will automatically follow when it has been earned.

Joe C Kraft
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