Lincoln City Council met on Monday, March 10, for their regular monthly session.
Following routine business, a city board update was handled under old business. Councilman Seth Casey had been serving on civic redevelopment and Councilman Phil Fisher had been Park Board liaison. The two swapped jobs as Fisher was unable to attend Park Board meetings on Wednesday evenings because of a prior commitment as a minister at his church.
Under new business, everyone was introduced to the new reserve officer, David Desmond and his K-9 officer. Desmond and his dog are a welcome addition to Lincoln’s police force. Chief Andrew Breshears and his department work hard to secure the safety of the citizens of Lincoln, and to this end, Breshears has been working on a few grants to provide equipment and tools to help identify criminal activity and assist law enforcement officers, not only in Lincoln but in Benton County.
During a traffic stop on Highway 65, officers arrested Terence Wehrly for active warrants and issued several summonses for failing to register a motor vehicle, driving without a valid driver’s license and failing to maintain financial responsibility. Wehrly was taken to the Benton County Correctional Facility.
On Sunday, March 9, officers were notified of a stolen vehicle that was spotted heading south on Highway 65. Officers later located the unoccupied vehicle in the city park. With the assistance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, officers located the occupants of the vehicle at the Cardinal Apartments. After investigation, officers obtained a confession from Samantha Francavilla, having stolen the vehicle out of Raytown, Missouri. Francavilla was arrested and transported to the Benton County Correction facility and held for tampering with a motor vehicle.
Public Works Director, Josh Cole, reported they had been kept busy with special maintenance projects. They had cleaned up the plow trucks and put them away, after installing new blades on both plows. They had painted a wellhouse water line and walls and had also worked on trimming trees in roadways.
Other duties included a water valve exercise and riser cleanout, had silversmithed water lines and did a solar panel replacement estimate. Upcoming repairs on the horizon include flushing hydrants, culvert installation and to begin seeking summer help before mowing begins.
Under new business, the council heard a proposal on solar installation. The existing solar panels needed upgrades of new inverters.
With no additional business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lincoln City Council meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM in City Hall. The public is always welcome to attend.
