County Commissioners Report Clinton County Commissioners approve rock bid for next year, handle one of five bridge replacements. || PAGE A3
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PLATTSBURG ZONING
Residents against housing proposal near Lake Concord Zoning board member is expelled from meeting after outburst
by brett adkison leader editor
A controversial proposal to add housing in the Lake Concord community in Plattsburg will go back to the drawing board before it’ll be considered by the
city’s zoning board. An initial public hearing was held Monday for the board to consider a request from Frankie Lewis to rezone more than four acres from agricultural use to Residential-2, a desig-
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nation allowing for multifamily housing. The area is undeveloped land north of Independence Drive, and would serve as an extension of Lexington Lane. The proposal also included dividing the land into 17 individual
tracts. Upwards of 60 people attended the meeting Monday, April 29, with most there in opposition of the proposal. For more than an hour, residents spoke out against the proposal and
voiced their concerns with the plans. The process will start over, however. Lewis told the board that he had originally wished to rezone the land as Residential-1, allowing for
single-family housing, but former Plattsburg City Administrator Chase Waggoner had pushed the project toward the Residential-2 designation. Waggoner and the city parted ways earlier this ||Continued on A2
A SPECIAL DAY
Rains Hired as Next Economic Director for City of Cameron
OLYMPICS AT LATHROP
by jamey honeycutt leader publisher
Lance Raines has been tapped to be the Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Cameron, according to City Manager Steve Rasmussen. The position was left vacant by Tim Wymes, who accepted a similar position closer to his hometown in Michigan. After an exhaustive search where 20 candidates applied, five were considered, two were interviewed via Zoom, and only one was extended an in-person interview, Lance Rains was selected. The name may sound familiar to those in Green Hills Country, as Rains was most recently the city administrator in Gallatin for five years. Before that, he worked for the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission for 25 years. The economic development director is a Grade 11 position in the city’s pay scale. Grade 11 carries a salary of between $68,518 and $95,405. ||Continued on A2
Lathrop High School played host for a special track meet on Wednesday, April 24, welcoming young student-athletes from throughout the region to LHS. That included students from Lathrop, Plattsburg, Cameron and East Buchanan. It was a great opportunity not only for the athletes to compete against each other, but also to make life-long friends from neighboring school districts (Above) Lathrop High School students Michael McFarland (right) prepares a pair of athletes for an event on Wednesday at LHS. photo courtesy of natalie huke | clinton county r-iii
Riding for Veterans
EAST BUCHANAN
School Board Bids Farewell to Dean Walkup
The Sixth Annual Patriot Ride by the Northwest Missouri UTV Patriot Riders in Cameron was another smashing success this weekend, as more than 250 buggies participated and over $60,000 was donated to the Veterans Assistance League. The ride has raised approximately $165,000 in its history and has twice been awarded the Missouri Humanitarian Award for its efforts. The Veterans Assistance League aims to improve the quality of life for its veterans in Cameron.
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by jim bonebrake leader reporter
The East Buchanan School District honored outgoing board president and long-time member, Dean Walkup, at the monthly school board meeting on Monday, April 22. Walkup had been on the board for the past 12 years and was board president for the last
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East Buchanan wins the KCI
This Week’s Sheriff ’s Report
The Bulldogs track and field team snaps another streak, winning the KCI for the first time since 1987.
See which calls for service came through the Clinton County Sheriff ’s Dispatch for the previous week.
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three years. He was honored with a certificate of appreciation, as well as a cake and refreshments for all attending the meeting. After his recognition, the oath of office was given to newly elected members Andrea Wilson and Mike Oswald. Wilson was reelected for another term and ||Continued on A6
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