I attended the August 16, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was the Assessor Bid – Assessment List Printing and Mailing. There was one bid for the property assessment mailing for $35,934. This bid included the first mailing and the second mailing for people whoContinue reading “August 16, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
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August 11, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the August 11, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Gohagan and Williams were present. This was the first meeting of the Commission since July 21, 2022. It was also the first meeting since the August 2, 2022 primary elections. Presiding Commissioner Hasty did not attend that meeting or this one.Continue reading “August 11, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
July 21, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the July 21, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. I know this one is pretty late, but the last few weeks have been pretty hectic with the recent elections. Commissioners Gohagan and Williams were present. I assumed Presiding Commissioner Hasty was preparing for his candidate forum. There were approximately ten peopleContinue reading “July 21, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
The Gadfly’s Primary Picks
The Primary Election is scheduled for August 2nd and it is approaching quickly. A common complaint I hear is that there is not enough local media coverage of political issues here in Camden County, so I thought I would write a bit about three local elections. Lately, it seems like a lot of media peopleContinue reading “The Gadfly’s Primary Picks”
Caleb Cunningham’s Gun Raffle
The Gadfly and Jedge Possum were sitting on their front porch on one hot Camden County day. They were killing time and waiting for the temperature to cool off so they could get into a few local trash cans. In the humid haze of the fading afternoon, Gadfly turned to Jedge and told him aboutContinue reading “Caleb Cunningham’s Gun Raffle”
July 11, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
The Gadfly attended the July 11, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Hasty and Williams were present. This meeting was on a Monday which is unusual. The Commission meets every three months on a Monday to handle road petitions. Road petitions are sought when a property owner petitions Camden County to stopContinue reading “July 11, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
June 28, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 28, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. I’ve been slacking a bit lately, but I’ve had a busy week or so. I am just a one Gadfly operation, after all. All commissioners were present. There were 12 other people in the audience besides the Camden County employees who usuallyContinue reading “June 28, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
A Little Bit of Sunshine
The Gadfly received a nice surprise in his mailbox yesterday from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Before I get into that surprise, I need to provide a bit of background because everyone might not be up to speed on some of the history surrounding “Gravelgate”. Back in December of 2020, there were allegations that CamdenContinue reading “A Little Bit of Sunshine”
June 23, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
The Gadfly attended the June 23, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The only other person in the audience was Gail White who is a Public Water Supply District #5 (PWSD#5) Board Member. We introduced ourselves and she confessed that she enjoys reading my blog. I swore I wouldContinue reading “June 23, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
June 16, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 16, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. The new video and audio recording system was set up and operating for this meeting. All commissioners were present. The first two agenda items were Planning and Zoning re-zoning requests. Westside Wharf Holdings wanted to re-zone a lot from R-1 to B-2.Continue reading “June 16, 2022 Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
Among the Dogwoods 