By Tim SchmidtRecord Managing EditorTruesdale officials continue to seek out methods to dispose of medications collected as part of its drug take-back program.At last Wednesday’s board of aldermen meeting, Lt. Rich Black presented two options for a small incinerator that could be used to burn and destroy the drugs. The cheapest option costs $3,861, with the other costing $4,770.The city also is working with Boonslick Regional Planning Commission to see if any grants are available to help in purchasing an incinerator, according to City Administrator/City Clerk Mary Lou Rainwater. An idea that has been suggested is placing an incinerator at the East Central Missouri Recycling Center, located south of Warrenton on Highway 47.“The board wanted an idea on what is available,” Rainwater said. “The city is looking at all options.”The city has a permanent drug collection box, which looks much like one used by the post office, located in the lobby of city hall. Anyone can come in and drop off prescription medication as long as city hall is open. It is confidential and no questions are asked.Truesdale has run into trouble on how to properly dispose of the medication. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency no longer has funding to support the drug take-back program and is not picking up the discarded medication at city hall.Since the drug box was installed several years ago, Truesdale has collected several hundred pounds of unused or expired prescription medication.According to the Missouri Rural Water Association, flushing or throwing pharmaceuticals in the garbage only allows them to re-enter the environment through the waste water treatment process or by leaching into groundwater.The city will continue to accept the medication in hopes of finding an alternative disposal method.In other news• At the next board of aldermen meeting on Wednesday, March 11, a public hearing will be held starting at 5:20 p.m. related to the grant-funded demolition project. Since one of the properties is owned by Hal Pherigo, a part-time city employee, that must be disclosed to the public as well as that he did not receive any special treatment. The hearing is a requirement of the grant. The city has received funding to raze structures at 911 Smith St. and 202 S. Water. The properties still need to be checked for asbestos before demolition bids can be received. Rainwater said the city plans to have the project completed by the end of the year.• Three separate ordinances related to professional engineering services were unanimously adopted by the board. The city will continue to have one-year agreements with three firms — Lewis-Bade, Inc., MECO Engineering and HDR Engineering — through Feb. 28, 2016. The city will select one of the firms to assist with engineering services depending on what type of project it is working on, according to Rainwater.• The city renewed its worker’s compensation insurance with Missouri Rural Services for one year beginning April 1. The total due is $8,899, which includes a dividend refund of $140. The payment was approved by a 4-0 vote.City of Truesdale