Local News – Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
The Salem Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night was postponed until Thursday night due to the lack of a quorum. The meeting Thursday night will begin at 6:00 with the same agenda at the Salem City Hall Council Chambers and the meeting will be open to the public
Dent County Fire Protection District Chief Brad Nash reported the Fire District Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed due to a lack of a quorum. The board meeting has been rescheduled for March 7th at 6:00 at the Dent County Firehouse.
The Salem Park and Recreation Board will meet tonight at 5:30 at the Salem Community Center@The Armory. The board will hear Park and Recreation Director Melissa Dubois report before discussing the Garden Club Tree project. They will also review the budget and get an update on its status before they adjourn. The Park and Recreation Board meeting tonight is open to the public.
The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds Missouri landowners who get no-cost or reduced-cost deer and turkey landowner hunting permits through its Landowner Permit Application process that it may be time to reaffirm or update the property information they submitted to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Under the MDC Landowner Permit Application process, Missouri landowners with at least 20 acres who want to receive free or reduced-cost landowner deer and turkey permits for their qualifying properties must submit information to Conservation Department for those properties. Landowners must also reaffirm or update their property information every three years to continue to receive the free permits. Landowners who applied in 2020 will need to reaffirm or update their property information before receiving permits for 2023. The Missouri Department of Conservation will be emailing landowners who enrolled in 2020 with information and instructions on reaffirming or updating their property information or mailing them a letter if they don’t have email with the needed information and instructions. Landowners can complete the simple reaffirmation process online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits. Once logged in to “Manage Your Account”, click “Manage My Landowner Permit Application” and select the Reaffirm or Remove button for each property listed. Landowners can also add newly acquired or other qualifying property not previously included. Once all property has been reviewed and saved, landowners will be able to request their landowner permits as soon as they become available for the season. According to MDC, they offer resident landowners with 20 or more contiguous acres and nonresident landowners with 75 or more contiguous acres no-cost or reduced-cost deer and turkey permits for hunting on their property. Landowners must submit their property information using the MDC “Landowner Permit Application” to receive the permits. The “Landowner Permit Application” provides the department and permit vendors with secure records of landowners and members of their households who qualify for the free and discounted permits, along with proof of land ownership and boundaries of the properties for which the free and discounted permits apply. For more information on Missouri Department of Conservation Landowner Permits, including qualifications, benefits, and the application process, visit MDC online at mdc.mo.gov/permits/landowner-permits.