Articles written by Steve Stiles


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  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Jun 21, 2017

    Mayor Stiles reported that there were two visitors present at the regular June 8 meeting of the City Council. After the pledge was read and the minutes of the last meeting approved there was a public comment. An individual has a bunch of lots in Big Sandy and was complaining about taxes and looking for tax relief. There was some discussion about this matter. The Big Sandy website is up. Mayor Stiles said that anyone wanting to get on the website should go to townofbigsandy.com. “We are learning and growing with the website,” said Mayor Sti...

  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Oct 26, 2016

    Mayor Stiles had the following comment about the joint School Board and City pool meeting this month. “I hope no one is going to want this to happen quickly. It is pretty detailed but it is working well.” The Mayor went on to say that co-chairs were elected. They were Diana LaBuda and Shaud Schwarzbach. Contact them if you have questions or comments about the new pool. The next joint meeting will be November 10, 2016. The last regular Council Meeting was held October 12, 2016. There was one visitor. After the pledge was recited and the min...

  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Jun 22, 2016

    By Robert Lucke Mayor Steve Stiles announced that the City Council and the School Board will have a joint meeting, June 29 at the high school computer room to discuss the prospect of a new swimming pool for Big Sandy. The Public is invited to share input. Regarding the last City Council meeting on June 8, there were three visitors and Deputy Hale although he did not give a report. After the Pledge was recited and the last minutes were approved, there were no public comments. As to the new water project, discussion centered around what package m...

  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Apr 27, 2016

    At the April 7 Big Sandy City Council meeting there were two visitors present. After the pledge was recited and the minutes approved there were no comments. There was no sheriff’s report. Concerning the Wastewater Treatment project, the city is trying to get it finished. Regarding the old hotel on Main Street, the assessment of the building was received and was much worse for asbestos etc. then had been thought. It was decided that the City is not going to negotiate to take over the hotel. There is just not enough grant money to cover what w...

  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Jan 27, 2016

    The regular Big Sandy City Council meeting was held January 13, 2016. The Pledge was recited. There were no guests and no public comment There was no sheriff’s report Regarding the Wastewater Treatment project, it has been closed down for the winter. The project is close to 95% complete. The construction crew will come back in the spring for a few little things. Construction and engineering submitted pay requests of $111,779.76 for both. The Council signed a stop work order for the winter. The Water System Improvement plans were discussed b...

  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Dec 23, 2015

    At the regular December 9 City Council meeting there were five guests present. After the Pledge was recited, the minutes were approved. There was no public comment and no sheriff’s report. The Wastewater Treatment project was discussed. What C and C Construction is working on now will take three to four weeks depending on the weather. There is a line that flows up instead of down. That is being corrected. There is survey work being done on the west side of town for future water lines providing the project goes through. No one was at the City C...

  • From The Mayor's Desk

    Steve Stiles|Nov 25, 2015

    At the regular City Council meeting, after the pledge was recited and the minutes read, the meeting continued on. There were three visitors present and no public comments. The new Chouteau County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Echols was at the Council meeting. Regarding the Wastewater Project, there were no draws and there was discussion about the new grass to be planted in some areas. The Mayor said it is still a process. There could be a couple of blocks of sewer line redone as the grade is wrong. That depends on the weather, when that happens. The...