Amanda Gilland Hired as New Housekeeper for Courthouse

Amanda Gilland was hired as new housekeeper for the Worth County Courthouse.

The county had total assets of $1,292,766.76, up $32,776 from last year. General Revenue was up $306 from last year while Road and Bridge was up $66,000 from last year.

Emergency Management Director Pat Kobbe reported that the county's annual tornado drill will be March 4th. All sirens will be tested at that time. An emergency exercise is being planned and radios were reprogrammed. Kobbe said she was attending meetings around the area regarding the new emergency management program as well as earthquake preparation. In the event of a major earthquake in the state, the county would be expected to shelter people who are flown in from the other side of the state. Kobbe said that if that were to happen, the county might have trouble stocking up on food and gas.

The county addressed a brush complaint from Doyle Parman regarding Road #136; he complained that trees on the south end were blocking the sun and preventing the road from drying. The county decided that it had not yet gotten high enough on the county's priority list to send brush letters. Brush letters are based on complaints, whether it is a school bus route or mail route, the ability of road and bridge personnel to grade the road, and other factors. The brush ordinance does not apply to brush on private property, but it does apply to brush that is on county right of way.

Road & Bridge Foreman Jim Fletchall reported that some road tubes were freezing with ice. He also reported one section of Old 169 needed building up because of long-term runoff coming from a private driveway.