Darrin Gordon
September 10, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Board of Public Works General Manager Darrin Gordon doesn’t want to deliver the bad news, but in this case, he believes he must. “We’re going to tell everyone the good news, the bad news,” Gordon said. “We just have bad news to bring.” The news is that Hannibal residents could soon…
Read Full Article November 24, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal voters could see a stormwater tax proposal on the April ballot. Darrin Gordon, general manager of the Hannibal Board of Public Works, introduced the proposed tax during the Hannibal City Council meeting on Tuesday. Gordon, who had laryngitis, brought Matthew Munzlinger, director of operations at HBPW, to read his notes to the…
Read Full Article July 30, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal community stormwater committee got a peek underground at a more than 120-year old stormwater drain where rocks have collapsed around the system. The drain is underneath a small hole in the ground of the Hannibal Police Department parking lot. While the parking lot is under repair, the HBPW took pictures…
Read Full Article February 25, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Seats were filled, with some people standing, at the Hannibal Board of Public Works (HBPW) meeting Thursday night to discuss stormwater in Hannibal. The meeting was the result of a proposed tax that HBPW sought to add to the April ballot last month. The proposal was then killed by the HBPW after…
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