Members of the City of Atlantic’s Personnel and Finance Committee met Wednesday evening at City Hall, to discuss possible changes in the fee charged for building permits.

During the City Council’s meeting on August 7^th, Cass County Ag & Education Association President Curt Behrends requested the Council consider the abatement of a $3,000 permit fee the Fair Board would have to pay, for the construction of a 12,000-square foot open cattle barn on the County Fairgrounds. Mayor Dave Jones directed the Personnel and Finance Committee to study the request and come up with a recommendation for the City Council to act on, at a future meeting.

Following discussion during their meeting Wednesday, the Committee decided to recommend the Council approve the lowering of the building fee from 30-cents per square foot to 15-cents, for structures such as the open cattle building, and others deemed to be “unfinished.” There would also be a $500 cap on the fee for those types of buildings. The language would define unfinished structures as garages, gazebo’s, sheds, and decks.

If approved by the City Council, language reflecting the change would be included in the City’s Building Code.

Authorities in Montgomery County say a missing Sarpy County, NE teen was located Wednesday evening, in Red Oak. 17-year old Michael Ryan Eona, Jr., of Bellevue, NE, was found in the 200 block of east Coolbaugh Street at around 4:55-p.m.

The teen was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs, per instructions by authorities in Nebraska and the Iowa Juvenile Court.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday that two Indiana residents were arrested early Sunday afternoon on numerous charges, after deputies were called to the area of Interstate 29 and Highway 2, for a report of suspicious items left in a hotel room. When deputies arrived, they made contact with 36-year old Aslan Peregrine Petty and 26-year old Victoria Yvonne Vazquez, both of Brownsburg, IN.

Authorities determined both subjects had active warrants for their arrest in Indiana. A search warrant executed on the rental car the pair used, resulted in several items being located, including a large amount of marijuana and methamphetamine.

Petty and Vasquez were each arrested for: 4 counts of Failure to affix a tax stamp; Possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute/marijuana (less than 50-kilograms); Possession with the intent to distribute/methamphetamine (greater the 5-grams, but less then 5-kilograms); 5 counts each of Possession of a controlled substance/heroin; Possession of burglary tools and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Petty and Vasquez were being held in the Fremont County Jail on $147,300 and $131, 300 bond, respectively. An investigation into their activities is ongoing.