LEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MET TUESDAY MORNING AT
THE SOUTH LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN KEOKUK. ON THE AGENDA THE
BOARD APPROVED THE BID OF 175 DOLLARS A MONTH FROM RAY
BRADLEY AND SONS OF KEOKUK FOR THE SOUTH LEE COUNTY WASTE
HAULING BID. THE BOARD APPROVED FOR PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT ON
HICKORY HILLS ROAD AND SET A LETTING DATE OF AUGUST 26TH. THE
BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE LETTING DATE OF AUGUST 26TH FOR
MAINTENANCE PAVEMENT MARKING PAINTING FOR THE PAVED
ROADWAYS IN THE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO LEE COUNTY ENGINEER
ERNIE STEFFENSMEIER MOST ROADS ARE MARKED EVERY OTHER YEAR
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DENMARK ROAD WHICH IS EVERY YEAR AND
THE EDGING IS DONE EVERY THIRD YEAR.
A RESIDENT OF THE CROTON AREA TALKED TO THE BOARD OF THE
CONDITION OF BELFAST ROAD IN WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD.
BELFAST ROAD HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN RECENT YEARS MAINLY DUE TO
THE RAINS AND THE FLOODING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE RESIDENT
SAID THAT RESIDENTS HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING OUT. A BOX
CULVERT HAD BEEN PUT INTO THE DITCH A FEW YEARS AGO. SHE SAID
THAT THE ROAD NEEDS TO BE BUILT UP AND LEAST 4 TO 5 INCHES TO
GET OUT ABOVE THE WATER..ACCORDING TO ERNIE STEFFENSMEIER THE
COUNTY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE
FLOODING AND THAT THE ROAD HAS BECOME TOO MUDDY. THE
COUNTY NEEDED TO HAVE AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS OF DRY WEATHER
TO WORK ON THE PROJECT AND THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST
A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO WORK ON IT. THE PROJECT WAS PLACED HIGH
ON THE PRIORITY LIST. SUPERVISOR ERNIE SCHILLER MET WITH THE
OWNER OF SHADY ACRES ABOUT GETTING ON RUSS WHICH IS NEAR
POWDERTOWN. SCHILLER WAS ALSO GOING TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ON
IOWA AVENUE WOULD BE INTERESTED AS WELL.
BRIAN TAPP OFFICIALLY RESIGNED AS DIRECTOR OF SOUTHEAST IOWA
REGIONAL PLANNING. MIKE NORRIS HAS BEEN NAMED INTERIM
DIRECTOR ACCORDING TO SUPERVISOR GARY FOLLUO 22 APPLICANTS
HAVE APPLIED FOR THE DIRECTOR JOB WITH THE COMMITTEE
WHITTLING THE LIST DOWN TO SIX WITH THREE INTERVIEWS LAST WEEK
AND THREE THIS WEEK WITH A DECISION TO BE MADE AFTER A POSSIBLE
SECOND INTERVIEW IF IT GOES TO A FINAL TWO. SUPERVISOR JANET
FIFE-LAFRENZ ANNOUNCED THAT THE PSAP BUDGET IS COMPLETE AND
INTERVIEWS FOR DISPATCHERS WERE FINISHED WITH HIRING TO TAKE
PLACE SHORTLY
THE BOARD APPROVED THE CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE AND SUNDAY
SALES.FOR THE NO WHERE BAR AND GRILL IN FORT MADISON, THE
AMENDMENT TO THE VACATION AND LEAVE POLICIES AND TWO
STEP INCREASES FOR THE LEE COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE, APPROVED
TWO CLASSIFACATION AND PAY RATE CHANGES FOR THE LEE COUNTY
SHERIFFS OFFICE AND APPROVED TWO TEMPORARY NEW HIRE PAY RATES
FOR THE LEE COUNTY TREASURERS OFFICE.
