OWENSVILLE — Kevin McFadden, currently president of the Owensville Board of Aldermen, has signed up to seek the mayor’s office in April 2024.
McFadden currently has one year …
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OWENSVILLE — Kevin McFadden, currently president of the Owensville Board of Aldermen, has signed up to seek the mayor’s office in April 2024.
McFadden currently has one year remaining on his term as a Ward 1 alderman. He registered as a candidate for mayor at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The city’s current mayor, John Kamler, announced during a city finance committee meeting on Dec. 11 that he did not intend to seek a sixth term.
The filing deadline for city candidates is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26. City Hall will be closed Friday, Dec. 22, and Monday, Dec. 25.
As of Tuesday, Lt. Scott Griffith, the city’s appointed interim chief of police, is the only one to sign up to seek the remaining two years of Robert Rickerd’s unexpired term as the elected city marshal. He signed up on Dec. 5 which was opening day of the filing period.
Both of the incumbent city aldermen have signed up seeking another two-year term. Cathy Lahmeyer signed up for her Ward 1 seat on Dec. 13. Denise Bohl signed up for her Ward 2 seat on Dec. 7.
New speed limits approved on 19 near schools, south to 28
Aldermen on Monday approved Ordinance No. 1436, amending Schedule 1 of city code pertaining to speed limits, effectively lowering to 45 miles per hour the posted limit on Highway 19 in the R-2 school zone. Once the ordinance is signed, which was expected this week, Missouri Department of Transportation personnel told the city the signs would be ordered. The ordinance also sets a 35 MPH limit when the flashing lights approaching the school zone are activated.
The city was told the new limits, as set by ordinance, will be in effect once the new signs are posted.
In a Dec. 11 email to city’s administrator, Preston Kramer, Meramec area engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Central District, explained the process.
“We recently completed a new speed study out by the school, and have approved the following speed changes,” Kramer wrote. “Route 19 from the north city limits down to Route 28 will be 45 mph, down from 55 mph, and the school zone will be 35 mph when the school zone flashers are activated, down from 45 mph.”
