Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Rosston Water Supply In Good Shape

Rosston has a new city secretary.

In its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Sept. 7, the Rosston City Council unanimously voted to hire Taun'a Budd to replace Brenda Drake, who tendered her resignation at the August meeting to take a job in Minneapolis, Minn.

Once Budd was nominated, the council voted to hire her with no discussion on the matter.

Two resumes had been received for the position.

According to Budd's resume, she has experience in bookkeeping, filing, making company deposits, organizing and scheduling events and figuring payroll.

She will be asked to assume the duties as city secretary as soon as possible.

The panel also approved the city's 5 mill tax. This is not a new tax, but the existing one which must be rolled over and voted on by the council annually.

It will now go before the Nevada County Quorum Court for approval as well.

Councilman Edna Kelly brought a complaint about other people using the city's water to the table.

She said a large truck with Oklahoma tags filled up with Rosston's water, adding others were getting water for their cows and chicken houses.

Kelly's complaint was no one would help Rosston residents if the city's wells went dry or were inoperative for any length of time.

Rosston Water Superintendent J.D. Luck, said the Oklahoma truck was from Summit helicopter and was getting water to spray trees with.

Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson said the city can't turn someone down who needs water for their chicken houses as this is their livelihood.

Both of the city's wells, he said, are in good shape, adding the city pumps more water on the ground when flushing the lines than it sells to outside customers.

Kelly continued asking what Rosston residents would do if the wells run low.

Again she was told the wells are in good shape, and was reminded those getting water not on the city system have to pay for what they get.

"The money means nothing if we have no water," she said. "Maybe next year we won't have to (sell water) because the (Waterloo-Bodcaw Rural Water) system will be in place."

Jackson said if a person needs water the city needs to help. "We have to treat our neighbors like we want to be treated."

Jackson said a special called meeting of the council will be needed for Thursday, Sept. 14, to examine bids for the new fire station.

There was a problem, he said, getting the bids out on time, which has resulted in the delay.

When asked, he said the city did retain the right to reject any and all bids submitted.

The special meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Rosston City Hall.