City of Jefferson

 V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Old habits die hard, and Tuesday night’s lengthy, and sometimes hostile, discussions of agenda items proved that fact. Ward 3/1 Alderman Richard Turner kicked off the evening’s discussions by moving two building permits and all 10 stop sign requests from the consent agenda to actionContinue Reading

City redistricting plan means major changes Staff Reports  38 years. That was the last time the City of Jefferson redrew the lines for the City’s Wards. And that was done by court order. Last Friday, the City held a Redistricting Workshop to examine those lines and the impact the 2020Continue Reading

City of Jefferson

Staff Reports Jefferson’s regular City Council meeting Tuesday night was partially dominated with issues surrounding the approval of building permits. The discussions started off with a presentation by Gerald Lynn over the destruction of a “green space” near his property on Camp Street. Lynn has been maintaining a 23x160ft greenContinue Reading

City of Jefferson

The Jefferson City Council voted down the Marion Central Appraisal District’s proposed 2022 Operating Budget during a special meeting Tuesday night. Ward 3 Alderman Richard Turner  raised concerns about the benefits increase in the proposed budget by comparing what the City matches to it’s employees retirement funds. “I have troubleContinue Reading

V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson City Council swore in re-elected Ward 1 Alderman Jim Finstrom and newly elected Ward 3 Alderman Richard Turner during Monday night’s special City Council meeting. Mayor Rob Baker opened the meeting with a moment of silence for former Mayor Bob Avery and formerContinue Reading

By V. Hugh Lewis, Jefferson Jimplecute The last steps the Jefferson City Council have used to interview candidates for the City Administrator position came under fire on Good Friday after some council members met with the final two candidates.  The challenge was made due to the lack of posting ofContinue Reading