The red county dump truck cracked a head after overheating, the Worth County Commission learned Monday. The backup truck has also been having issues, possibly a pump or an actuator. The air conditioner was fixed on the white truck.
Several landowners had been removing brush on their own to comply with the county brush ordinance.
The road & bridge crew is hauling three loads of gravel a day out of Bethany.
Ivy Lane has gone bad, with vehicles dragging the bottom; motorists who try to avoid the crown can wind up in the ditch. The road is wet all the time.
Irregular rainfall hit the county over the weekend. Some places got over an inch while other places barely got touched.
A tube near Rob Ruckman’s has gone bad. The county is waiting on a new tube. There are four big tubes that need work. Three need replaced and one is repairable.
Assessor Tresha Petty came to talk to the commission. The county did not have any tax appeals for the Board of Equalization by the July 14th deadline. By Missouri law, this deadline cannot be extended. Work is being done on assessing properties. All assessments have to be done based on state law.
Petty reported that outside interests are buying up farmland, driving up land prices, while the land is still taxed at a farmland rate instead of retail. She said it has been a big topic of conversation among county assessors around the state. All deer huts and other outbuildings on such lands can and will be assessed for tax purposes. While the voter-approved brush ordinance has helped, outside interests still own 40% of land in Worth County.
The Caterpillar grader is back and has not had any more issues.
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