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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
REARDAN – Unless the approved budget was an April Fool’s Day joke, Reardan is planning to be in the black this year.
Council approved an ordinance to adopt the 2021 budget with notes on two funds at its April 1 regular meeting. The town is budgeting for $1,072,783 in revenue and $808,433.42 in expenditures, a $264,349.58 difference.
The fund titled “Stimulating Summers” was closed, “having served its purposes,” so any left over funds or debt is to be transferred to the library fund.
The criminal justice fund was merged into the current expense fund, which is budgeted for $270,853 in revenue and $270,784 in expenditures-just a $69 difference. Meanwhile, the library fund is budgeted for $14,138 in revenue and $14,024 in expenditures, a $114 difference.
The sewer fund is expected to be the largest revenue driver at $386,360, with $176,458 budgeted for expenditures. The water fund has $199,002 budgeted for revenue and $191,892 for expenditures, while the garbage fund has $115,058 budgeted for revenue and $90,590 for expenditures.
The street fund has budgeted $44,070 for revenue and $43,994 in expenditures-a $76 difference.
Other funds include the capital improvement fund, budgeted at $20,105 in revenue and $6,000 in expenditures. The water improvement fund has budgeted $11,259 in revenue and $11,10 in expenditures, while the sewer improvement fund budgeted $11,230 in revenue and $3,500 in expenditures.
Mayor’s report
Mayor Gail Daniels shared a letter from Joe Hasselblad, who wants to join the planning commission. Council wanted to meet him in person before making a motion.
Police report
Reserve officer Chris Stein gave the monthly report for March, when the department had 17 calls for service and made 42 traffic stops. 17 verbal warnings, 14 non-criminal traffic tickets and nine criminal traffic tickets were disbursed.
One second-degree malicious mischief (domestic violence) arrest was made, and two second-degree burglary (domestic violence) with second-degree malicious mischief (domestic violence) arrests were made.
Administratively, Stein said the department contacted Cascade County Sheriff’s Office in Great Falls, Montana about six vehicles the CCSO is planning to surplus. The cost to purchase one of those vehicles would range from $8,500-15,000.
The department also conducted 12 ordinance enforcements, including at addresses on the 100 block of South Cedar Street, the 400 block of North Lake Street and the 200 block of South Lake Street.
Public comments
Residents at these three places spoke to council regarding their various ordinance violations.
Ron Bundy said the cars on his property that aren’t registered are being figured out, as well as an unregistered boat. He said he plans to put at least one car in his garage and said most of the garbage was cleaned up. Council gave Bundy six weeks to finish the remainder of his enforcement write up.
Jeff Dawley said he ordered a 30-yard dumpster to help clean up his property and was in the process of selling his red Explorer.
Brian Manning said via letter that he’s having trouble locating the title of the unregistered vehicle on his property to get it registered and asked for an extension of time. He said the car would be moved or licensed by April 10. Council wanted police chief Andy Manke to connect with Manning regarding the request.
Council next convenes April 15 at the United Methodist Church.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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