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VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA

      February 14, 2012 

      The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building.  Present:  Trustees: Bill Johnson, George Blessing, Mike Gillott, Shelley Lesac; Absent:  Debbie Newhouse; Village Clerk Eileen Murdoch; attending: guests.

      Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting in (3) three public places as shown by the certificate attached to these minutes.  Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to the Chairperson and all members of the Board of Trustees.  Their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and agenda is attached to these minutes.  All proceedings thereafter were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

      Chairperson Lesac called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and informed the audience of the location of the open meetings act poster.

      Motion by Newhouse seconded by Johnson to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2012 regular meeting; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.

      Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer’s report; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.

      Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to approve claims as revised; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.

      Maintenance Report. 

      Motion by Blessing, seconded by Newhouse to open the hearing for the 1-6 year Street Plan; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.    Motion by Blessing, seconded by Johnson to close the hearing for the 1-6 year Street Plan; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.

      Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to adopt Resolution 12-01 to Adopt the 1-6 year Street Plan; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.

      Discuss Beaver Lake expenses; change in Murray sewer fees.  Motion by Newhouse seconded by Johnson to adopt Resolution 12-02, Minimum Sewer Rates to be effective March 1, 2012; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac, motion carried. 

      Discuss possibility of city sales tax for November ballot. 

      Discuss purchase of radio control for new siren. 

      Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Blessing to adjourn the meeting at 7:42 PM; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; motion carried.

      I, the undersigned Village Clerk of the Village of Murray, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Chairperson and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Murray to the best of my knowledge; that the agenda was kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk; that the minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within (10) working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; the minutes are published in summary form, upon request a complete copy is available at the Village Office. 

Shelley Lesac, Chairperson

Eileen A. Murdoch, Village Clerk 

SUPPLIER DESC Month AMOUNT
Beaver Lake Assn swr 3,860.53
Black Hills Energy ut 40.67
Bomgaars su 49.99
CCRW #1 cnt 4,551.12
Commerical Maintenance Corp su 296.46
Great Plains 1 Call lgl 4.87
Jones, Harold rf 150.00
Lee Enterprises pu 130.59
Meeske Ace Hardware su 1,583.12
Morten Law lgl 277.44
EFTPS wh 1,208.43
Ne Dept Rev stx 942.04
Ne Dept Rev wh 676.69
Nebr. Municipal Clerk Institute reg 223.00
NE Public Health Environ Lab tst 10.00
Nppd ut 1,499.34
Office Depot su 44.46
Oce Imagistics cnt 50.71
PO ptg 109.00
Verizon Wireless ph 58.96
Waste Mgmt cnt 3,176.19
Windstream ph 266.26
Windstream ph 57.89
75 Mart fl 209.45
Payroll pr 6,668.78
Claims Total 26,145.99

 

 

 
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CONESTOGA JR-SR HIGH to PRESENT WINTER MUSIC CONCERT 
 
 
Thursday, December 15, 2011 
 

7:00pm 
 

Conestoga Jr-Sr High School
Hwy 1 & 42nd Street
Murray, NE 
 

Lead by Music Director, Dwight Rose, 
and featuring members of both the 
Junior and Senior High School Choirs and Bands 
 

Open to the public for all to enjoy! 
 

 


 
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
Saturday, September 24
 
This Saturday, September 24, Cass County Museum will participate in the 7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day.  Along with other museums across the country, we will offer free admission to visitors who download a Museum Day Ticket from www.smithsonian.com/museumday   This is an excellent way to introduce non-members to the museum.  Visitors who present the official Museum Day Ticket will gain free admission for two people.  One ticket is permitted per household. Help spread the word by mentioning Museum Day to your friends and neighbors who are  not members of the Historical Society.
 
Special Exhibits on view through October 30
 
Civil War Exhibit
In the Museum's Davis Conference Room is an exhibit of photographs of Cass County men who served in the Civil War, a few artifacts from the war, and GAR medals.
 
 
Farm Life and Harvest
An exhibit of photographs and paintings with harvest and farm themes.
 
 Floods of our Past
A display of photographs of past floods, including 1952.
 
 
Remembering the Kass Kounty King Korn Karnival
A display of photographs and memorabilia showing the history of the Karnival which started in 1932.
 
Brown Bag Program: Tuesday, September 27
The next brown bag will be Tuesday September 27. It will be a showing of two films. One is the flood of 1952. This 8 mm film was recently converted to DVD. The other is a history of the flood of 2011 photographed by Roger Schuette. Both were shown one evening in August at the museum. They are being presented again during the day for those who could not come that night.
The program is free and open to the public. Coffee and cookies will be served.
 
Thank you for your support of Cass County Historical Society.
Location : CASS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 646 Main St., Plattsmouth, NE
Contact : 402-295-4770
The 3rd and 4th grade games will start at 2:00 p.m. 
The 5th and 6th grade games start 15 minutes after the 
conclusion of the 1st game.   
 
 All games on Sunday afternoons.
 
 
Home games, in BOLD print,  are played at the High School field.
 
September 11th @ Palmyra
September 18th - Conestoga vs. Elmwood/Murdock
September 25th @ Syracuse
October 2nd - Conestoga vs. Johnson County Central
October 9th @ Weeping Water
October 16th - Conestoga vs. Louisville