Road & Bridge Supervisor Jim Fletchall said that the bridge on the Nation Road would be the next to be replaced, either this year or next. He said that it was the bridge that was in the worst shape right now. He said that the county has gotten rid of around 3-4 bridges annually for the last 15 years.
The county awarded the salvage bid to Richard Supinger.
Leonard Roush had his last day of work on Friday, February 14th after 25 years of service to the county. The county offered employment to a new employee Monday. It will be a part time position. Commissioner Chevy Davidson said that there had been 12 people applying for the position.
The County General Revenue fund is at $235,920.74, up $13,995.02 from last year. The Road and Bridge Fund is at $400,713.86, up $48,783.45 from last year. A lot more taxes were paid than expected and some people came in and paid back taxes.
The commission shut off a plugin near Allendale that the county says they don't need anymore.
The county received a request from Max Dawson not to grade Old 169 south of Grant City, citing people driving through his fences, speeding, the county not spraying the road for dust, and making the road worse when they graded it. Commissioner Reggie Nonneman spoke to Dawson on the phone and replied that other landowners wanted the road graded and that he should contact the Sheriff anytime someone drove through his fences. Deputies Tom Trullinger and Tony Steele said they had not received any calls about cars driving through fences recently. The county has put speed limit signs on both ends of Old 169. The county does not spray roads for dust.
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