CNL Publisher Jeff Noedel Concerned About Clearing Land West Of Courthouse

Published by Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor

Jeff Noedel, publisher, editor, and reporter for CNL, is concerned about the status of the GCCS-owned land west of the county courthouse.  His concern was expressed in an article he published on the CNL blog site Monday, 6/14/2010.  You may view Mr. Noedel's article by clicking on the following link:  http://www.countynewslive.com/content/2010/jun/14/courthouse-societys-second-or-third-extension-demolition-project-expires-july-1

It seems to us that Mr. Noedel is free to contact any duly elected officer of the GCCS at any time and inquire about the status of the building demolition project which is contracted to Eugene Jacquin of Hermann.  Hermann Hearsay wonders whether or not Noedel has done so.  We understand that he is fully aware that Dale Ridder is the current GCCS President, that Olan Stemme is the current GCCS Vice-President, that Glenn Warnebold (his former business partner) is the current GCCS Treasurer and that Sharon Meyer is the current GCCS Secretary. 

A good investigative reporter would have no problem picking up the telephone and contacting one of these people to inquire about the status of the project.  A good investigative reporter would have no problem attending a GCCS Board Meeting to inquire of the board members as to the status of the project.  But Mr. Noedel was not at the May Board Meeting.  He sent Alex Luft to the meeting in his stead.  Presumably therefore he is aware of the date, time and location for the June Board Meeting.  I look forward to seeing Mr. Noedel at the June meeting next week.  Perhaps he will seek clarification from the GCCS Board ...... but perhaps he will not and will just keep "stirring the pot" instead of reporting the news.  We could provide him their telephone numbers or email addresses if this would be helpful.

Hermann Hearsay asks the question ..... "Is CNL reporting the news or are they just stirring the pot?"  And if so, why?

By the way, Mr. Noedel, this may come as a real big surprise to you, but the GCCS and Eugene Jacquin are not your biggest worries by any stretch of the imagination if you are truly concerned about preparing the way for the new emergency access road to the courthouse.  I assure you that the GCCS and Eugene Jacquin will complete the project they have undertaken.  Let me remind you that Southern District Commissioner Lairmore and Presiding Commissioner Jost have long been opposed to spending money on the county courthouse in Hermann.  They have in the past supported efforts to move the county seat to Owensville.  After Proposition A failed to receive the required votes to pass in November of 2008, Lairmore and Jost have continued to drag their heels and obstruct efforts to preserve and restore the courthouse.  Hell, they begrudge spending more than $1,000 per year for courthouse maintenance!  This kind of intentional neglect of county assets ought to be criminal!  Recall shenanigans by Collector Schlottach, closely aided and abetted by Lairmore and Jost, to discredit and discourage use of citizen volunteers to clean up the courthouse and the grounds around the courthouse?  Recall your own personal involvement in concert with Schlottach, Laimore and Jost when Hermann Hearsay made fun of allegations against courthouse volunteers in our article about the 'Courthouse Cat Burglary'?  (Thought we didn't know about your role in that little ambush conspiracy back then, didn't you?)  Recall obstruction tactics by Lairmore and Jost when Northern District Commissioner Matt Penning tried to put together a plan and recruit skilled volunteers as well as material donations to upgrade the second floor courtroom?  Recall Lairmore's bold proclamation that certain citizen volunteers would never again do volunteer work at the courthouse?  Recall Lairmore's pretense to care about courthouse employee safety when he enlisted Horace Brown (a UMR engineering student) to do an engineering study and prepare an estimate for the courthouse emergency access road?  By the way, whatever happened to ol' Horace?  Whatever happened to the product of his efforts?  Did he graduate?  I don't recall that Horace ever presented his findings before the County Commission in open session.  Perhaps Commissioner Lairmore can give us an update on Horace's student project during a County Commission meeting.

No, Mr. Noedel, you are barking up the wrong tree!  Surely you are smart enough to realize that  Lairmore and Jost are the problem with respect to county courthouse improvements.  Replace Lairmore and Jost on the County Commission, and we can move ahead here in Gasconade County!  We will have the opportunity to replace Jost on August 3rd.  We will have the opportunity to replace Lairmore in 2012.  Mr. Noedel, if you want to write an article, write an article about that ..... if you're not too beholding to Commissioners Lairmore and Jost, if you're not too afraid to write the truth!