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I attended the February 4, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Pass-thru for funding of CCAYEC grant money-$500,000.” CCAYEC is an acronym for “Camden County Ag and Youth Enrichment Council.” This is the non-profit organization that has been raising money to purchase land forContinue reading “February 4, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the January 28, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. Charlie Dickman was introduced as the new County Attorney for Camden County. He was born in Rolla, MO and graduated from law school at Mizzou. He is a specialist in employment law. There is also a new CamdenContinue reading “January 28, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the January 23, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Gohagan and Dougan were present. Prosecuting Attorney Richelle Grosvenor and Sheriff Edgar were also present. A quick check of the agenda didn’t reveal any topics they might be involved with. Every now and then, I see a meeting agenda that looksContinue reading “January 23, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the January 16, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All three commissioners were present. This meeting was a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting so there was a good-sized crowd. The first item was some Old Business. Presiding Commissioner Skelton read a resolution to purchase a parcel of land at Highway JContinue reading “January 16, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the December 12, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Skelton and Gohagan were present. The first item on the agenda was “Bid Award – Road and Bridge – Pavement Condition Survey.” The Road and Bridge Administrator reviewed the three bids that were received to survey the county’s paved road network.Continue reading “December 12, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the December 10, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Gohagan and Skelton were present. The first agenda item was “Camden County Board Appointments/Reappointments.” Rick Johnson was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission. (I’ve heard it called the Planning and Zoning Board or the P&Z Board, but according to theContinue reading “December 10, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the December 5, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Rescind motion approving Pros. Atty’s budget amendment made 11/21/24 for $27,811.59.” The original budget amendment moved money from the CLERF account to the Bad Check Account, but it was discovered that CLERF moneyContinue reading “December 5, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”

I attended the November 26, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 1:00 p.m. Presiding Commissioner Skelton was the only commissioner present so the Commission did not have a quorum to hold a voting session. In spite of this, Presiding Commissioner Skelton decided to proceed with the meeting and at least discuss the issues on theContinue reading “November 26, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 1:00 p.m.”