Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
The Board approved minutes, claims, and liquor licenses, and accepted a $15,000 grant for a new forestry mulcher. A resident raised concerns about the 16th Avenue bridge condemnation, questioning the project's scope and cost.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Type
- Board Of Supervisors
- Location
- Benton County, IA
- Meeting Date
- August 25, 2026
Transcript
113 sections
One more second. We need votes. It's a jet. Me and the team. Full size. Minutes.
Did you get anything on Wednesday? To print. Let me print it quickly. No, I didn't get it. It was a call-in meeting. Twice. Open it. I'll give it to you quickly.
Or you can read it to me. It's a kind of writing. Why are you not doing that? Read it to them. Okay.
The reason is what you did. Yes. Middle license.
Seaman, Tippett, and others were present. Bolt had called. Chairman Seaman, 30 minutes after 10 o'clock in the afternoon, started the yoke of the auditor's office in the 2nd floor of Kodadi. Seaman announced the permission to accept the Class C YMD license of the Blairstown Lions Club. Tippett agreed. Then you started the yoke after 10 o'clock in the afternoon, after 32 minutes. Okay. Okay. Second minutes.
I read the minutes of our yoga session on Wednesday. I felt that everything was in the right order. I saw that there was nothing wrong with it. That's why I'm making a promise to accept the minutes. Both of them. Yes, I will follow that promise. For the vote, you may need a tippet, a seaman, a clay mug. The only thing that attracted me We had a lot of things from the story of Ken Lurville.
Monkey Town, or things to pick up. Water.
There are 25 of them.
There is more to the water in Oak Odythi.
I didn't know.
Sometimes it's like everyone comes when it's full.
I didn't know if there was any problem in the building or if there was something else.
There are individual invoices in it. Yes. So, it is individual as long as they are not duplicates. It seems that there were 25 entries between Kodadhi and Conservation Day.
Sometimes we stock them when we get them. Oh, that's how it is.
We put another one behind one.
When one is finished, we take another one.
It was a big bag. Yes, but they charge for each bottle. 31.5 rupees. For those big bottles? 30 rupees. Let me take it. Or you can show it to me.
I'm going to take the actual invoices. Okay, it's on the third page.
On the fourth page, there are a few more. No, I think they have different numbers. Oh, that's one.
Conservation water. Some of them are supplies. When I see that, I just... conservation, drinking water, sheriff's office supplies, service center, drinking water, use management, etc. But you can only see water, because that's the first description. Yes, we only see water. There's only a little of it.
There's a lot of oil here. But for them, I see different numbers for them. Yes. Yes.
That's how it should be. Yes, they are all different. I think I can see them all.
I don't know if their billing system is broken or what happened. In the case of flow trucks, do you know if it is a complete blade or if everything inside the tea box is closed? No, it's just a blade. Just a blade. Yes, that's what I think. Okay. Then we can throw things away and put them in new trucks. Look, I don't know. I remember seeing trucks. I don't know if they put them in a new box, but they have put them in a new blade. Okay, do you understand what I'm saying? That's the yoke, sir.
Okay, Rick will be paying attention to maintenance. The reason is that when I look at some of these invosibles, they are very old.
They had a problem with the water. But I came to say that they are not made of water.
No, we only see it written as water.
Yes, many of them are office items and others. They are all of different types. It is the way of accounting. It is seen in computer programs. Yes, because this program does not allow us to give one invoice twice. Okay. Okay. Thank you.
Okay. Is the office accepting it too?
Whoever gives it to us, the other person will read it and we will investigate it.
Yes, I don't have to ask anything anymore. You're done. Yes, okay. Make a suggestion. I'm making a suggestion to accept the claims. What is it, Munna? Call the voter. Tiffet, I...
I thought we had three weeks. Yes, yes, this was a long time ago.
But this only happens once or twice a year. Now there are only a few Wednesdays for parole and claims. Yes. Sometimes things get difficult in my office.
9-5-9-8
Come with me. I'm ready. But I need a solution. A solution to show that the county has a $15,000 grant from the Living Roadways Trust Fund. This is to help us buy the new forest remuneration that was put in the budget earlier. The price of mulch is $42,294. If we subtract $15,000 from that, we get a $27,000 bill. So, the grant covers about 35% of the cost. This is a tool that we have been needing for a long time. We used a saw-cutting machine to cut through the fence. Then, a few blades were broken. This will help us to get rid of some of the bigger insects, as we are working hard to get rid of the forests in the upper roads as well. We have been using this machine for the past 9 weeks. We have used it for a long time, but this machine will be able to grind the trees well. Is it used in a skid loader? Yes, in a skid loader. How wide is it? 4 feet, 5 feet. I have to check and tell you. Yes, it will be as wide as a skid loader. 5 feet each. Does this cover the trees? Of course. Yes, this will go down to the ground.
But be careful as the branches may fall off. No, it has a good chance of being rebuilt. Can you tell me again how much is the first load?
Without a grand, or with a grand. 42,294. If the grant is Rs. 15,000, it will be reduced to Rs. 27,294.
So, we have to pay the full amount first, right? Yes, yes.
Later, they will return it to us. There are two options, high flow and standard flow. This is for high flow. We have tested standard flow, but we did not get the results we wanted. The machine was in a state of slow movement. We will have to wait a little longer to operate it again. In fact, if we reduce it by 15,000, it will be at the price of standard flow. That is, it will get high flow at the price of standard flow. Which company is it from? FION. Okay. I know them. Okay. I have seen them working. Yes.
We have changed the resolution number. 2670.
The one here was 2570. I have changed it. That is 26. Take care. Thank you. I intend to accept a resolution of $15,000 for a new forestry mulcher worth $2,670. For a new forestry. Forestry Mulcher. Forestry Mulcher. What's going on? Okay. I need a vote. Tip. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. Is the sound too loud? Yes. What is that? Where can I use this? Okay. When that comes, make sure to add it to the insurance. Okay, okay. Then the other one, make sure the glass in the skid air is not broken. You should have carbon fiber in the front. We thought we had to do it in the car, so we bought it. So, okay. Yes. Then yes, be careful with the traffic. Yes. Oh, there's carbon fiber in your front door. I'll be there. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Eric. Thank you. You can check it out, or you'll have to apologize last time. Last time, we can start from there. Okay. I'll check it out in the morning. Okay. It'll be fine. Thank you. Bye. Do you want me to email you your house document?
This one?
Yes. Thank you.
Thank you. Okay.
On the 6th, John Martin's job will be approved from the auditor's office. Okay. I have typed a letter for you.
Okay. It will be in August 13, from Thursday to Friday. Okay. So, I will be working in the new job description. I will be speaking to the staff before the law is passed.
This will be the seat of my real estate clerk who handles real estate. And yes, fortunately, I was a real estate deputy for 17 years. So now I have to take care of that job. Their staff, they are doing a good job.
We don't have to vote in this, right? We will come.
But I accept it. Yes, because I am a legal person. Before the absentee voting starts in my office, the number of non-voters will increase. Okay. On the 7th, for Frontier Co-op and Travelling Tip Stays, discuss the license with the class and accept it. Would you like to make a promise to accept it? Okay.
I will make a promise to accept it. John Martin and Auditor's office are in Tamil. Then agree to one of those letters. You did that. I did that. That letter. Okay. That.
I understood.
She got it. So I made a promise. Do you want to follow it? I did. Yes. Okay. Call the vote. Yes. Me. Me. You got it. Did you get what you wanted? Yes. Thank you. Okay. Class C middle license. It will come into effect from September 17th to 5th. Frontier Co Opel will be there. They are holding a party there. They hold one every year, right? They bring people from everywhere. I think they have done this before. Did they ever harass you? They harassed me when I was the Mayor. I thought they were harassing us.
I have nothing to do with anything below.
Okay, so I have a suggestion. To accept Tipsy Travelers license is open for the frontiers. So, Neenuka, I'm voting for it. Cooper Voter. Tippett. Me. One vote. Me.
Next Monday, don't forget our meeting with all the survivors. I have appointed him as our security guard. He will also conduct our security test. On that day, the meeting with all the survivors will be from 3 pm to 4 pm, 30 minutes. Okay, I have a security meeting too. You have one meeting this week. Yes. One, but in Kodathi. In Kodathi.
In the state of Mughal. Yes.
You will be able to go to the bus with all the things you need.
I came early in the afternoon and needed some time.
I came to tell you, because we will immediately do other things that are against the law.
Yes, that is not a problem. There is no report at all. Last week, I held a webinar about the wind turbines sent to everyone. It is more focused. It is updated by the coordinates. It should be used as things that we don't call Master Plan. It is fun. It is more focused. No, it is not for that. It is more focused on building wind turbines. The wind brought in energy. While we were here, we talked about the setbacks. They were two times the height of the hill they had built. And, they were pleasant. That was less. At the end of the day, I'm sure this is the money that was spent by the oil and gas companies. Then, on the weekend, there was an HCP meeting this week. I thought it would be a juvenile detention on Friday. But, I called them and assured them. Because we are not in the county where we live, I didn't get an email. I asked them when it would happen.
Yoga.
It should have been ready, but I found it. I sent a message. I'll send it back to you. Okay. I thought he was surprised. Because I didn't know if he was waiting for us.
He didn't know if he had deleted it by mistake.
But he said he couldn't find it. Okay. Because he was waiting for us or for other problems.
Have you been able to ask those questions? Yes.
Okay. Last Friday morning, I attended the ISARC conference. I brought a packet that you may be able to check. There was a section on data centers in it. There was a lot of discussion about data centers. Some of the things they talked about were important facts. Since everything is going online, they are trying to reduce it. But Supervisors are completely against Supervisors in matters related to townships. They want the people to decide who they want as their council president. It's not a decision, it's a decision. We are getting $10,000 a year for the death of refugees. Isn't that right? They are thinking of changing it according to the population population. Therefore, it is right for a county with a large population to give $10,000 to everyone without any difference. That is something that needs to be implemented. Then, we talked about property tax. Before the NILA and other state agencies look at the needs of the counties, their needs need to be met. We have a lot of expenses. They are saying that the revenue is decreasing. At the end of the meeting, she suggested that I should start thinking about reducing the number of lives. I will prepare the service before it becomes a protest. She talked to me about the name of the movement. They need 300% participation.
They also, I guess, all the counties in Jernal are very interested in voting.
Yes, that is why they are supporting the 100% share. Do you know anything about the agreement and what the auditors talked about?
Yes, in that agreement, the whole country can join together and raise funds.
Yes, yes, that was a wonderful thing. Yes, that was a great thing.
Yes, I don't think anyone knew about it. No, the people in our group didn't forget. Yes, so this is also a way to use money. Then we talked about collections. The organization made it mandatory for the collections program to be held. If there is nothing, you can immediately start it. I had said that we are living in this, but there is no price for 21 pounds. Our people are not doing anything until 18 pounds comes together as a whole. 27% of the waste was sent back to the county. They were talking about the plans to close down the waste treatment plant. That was all there. Okay, they talked about Pobio's fund. But we don't understand what WazeCamp is saying.
Yes, my auditors always use it.
Okay, I will show you how it works. Of course, you will not be able to see it.
The reason is that they have taken care of it. But emails should have proper rules. Otherwise, it will be filled. Base camp email. So I have a small folder. You can go and look at it.
Okay, yes. It is important to see how it works. They have talked a lot about it.
Yes, they do surveys. One county does a survey. What does your county do for this? Then we can look at the old details whenever we want. But, sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. But, sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. But, sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay.
Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay.
Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. Sometimes the details about the salary or the job are okay. What can be done about it? Projects like wind, solar, and data centers are bringing any kind of stability. We have understood that we can implement a law and a moratorium within a time when the certificate is not issued. If the government doesn't believe it, then we can't do anything. But if we ask anyone, we can bring the instruments. If we ask what I think, then we can't do anything. But it's not like that. We have time until the certificate is given. That's one of the things. It was a pleasant thing. When you were there, register for the Certified Supervisor Program. You will get a credit through that. Or else, I will do it. I wanted to do it. Let's do it again. We can make sure you get the credit for it.
Okay. Yes, definitely. I want to do it. Okay. I have a wellness program for tomorrow at 10.30.
Tomorrow at 10.00. So... Sherry Mart. Sherry, I would like to inform John and Wesley that we have a special request for you. It is North West Quarter, Section 35, Township 86 North, Range 10 West, 9222, at 9 a.m. and 15 minutes away. On September 22nd, at 9 pm, 15 minutes... Yes. On September 22nd, at 9 pm, 15 minutes... Yes. On September 22nd, at 9 pm, 15 minutes... Yes. On September 22nd, at 9 pm, 15 minutes... Yes. On September 22nd, at 9 pm, 15 minutes... Yes. On September 22nd, at 9 pm, 15 minutes... Yes. Okay. Then, the land use of Dan Morton on September 22, 9 a.m., 30 minutes after 9 a.m. September 22, 9 a.m., 30 minutes after 9 a.m., I declare that the land use of Dan Morton is confirmed. Then he calls me to vote. I do it. I see that it's him. Then I vote. Is he the one who has the concrete business?
Yes. Yes. I can't send him that email.
So I told him I don't know. He said he sent it 3-4 times. So I told him to print it. I said I'll come and buy it. So it's not here. It's outside. Okay. Phone. Yes. I want to get that quad. I want to see this Mayor and the Council. Okay. Thank you. Change. Thank you. Change. Yes, I had a landfill meeting last Friday night. It was one of the smallest meetings I attended. Silence. Everything is going well here. Except for Mr. Uzhige. They haven't solved the problems so far. It all needs to be computerized. It works manually. But it doesn't work as it should. It doesn't work. Okay. That's why. They don't have much time. They got a new packer. That's it. Yes. Yes. It works well. Yes. It's good. Yes. I think this week or next week, more dust will be coming from Linn County. So, we are going to charge them for that. Yes. They are doing a good job of avoiding that dust.
Yes, they are doing a good job.
Okay. I found it from there. They said, We have reduced the speed of land use hearings a little.
Now... Your own county says that you don't have to vote in this. We are sending this for a 30-day suspension. You can vote in this as a commission. But if you are not included in the commission, how will you be able to vote? I don't know. I don't know what to do. Anyway, I handed it over to Derek.
Then the reports were over. Unresolved matters. Nothing. Just the opinions of the public. Well, I'm here again in the 16th Avenue, connected to that bridge. Last time I came here, I spoke to a few people. You decided to move forward with condemnation. After that, we know where the race is taking place. Ron came last week. We checked the shop, drove there and checked the bridge. Ron, if I am wrong, please stop. You said that there is no need to conduct a condonation or udama installation outside the county area of that road.
I can't show this to Bruce.
So I didn't know if any of this is going to change before I get a lawyer. I've got a lawyer, but I have not paid him yet.
I'll do that day or tomorrow.
Unless, you know, some of the changes where they're willing to do the plans and stay in the right of way. I have done some research on other bridges. Two miles down, about 15 years ago, they built a new bridge. They didn't touch any land at all. It was a bridge. I have a farm two miles away. About 15, 20 years ago, they built a box culvert there. It's almost the same. The waterways on one side and the roads on the other side have never touched the right of way. So my question is, why do we need to go out of that right of way? They say that if you want to work on the right of way, it will cost you $15,000 to $30,000 to re-engineer it. We've got two engineers in our county, and they're paying more than a million dollars. Why do we need a re-engineering? If we did one thing, we'd call them out for it if it does.
And I guess before I proceeded in getting a lawyer signed up, I don't know what they're saying.
If things have changed, I think you two have looked at it, or...
what the plan is on that. And I watched that April 4th meeting, August 4th, another day, on Zoom, and Myron got to go through all his spell.
And I questioned him, I was being aware of that until I seen it on the original paper.
And as far as
Then Cliff Barker, who was the one who ordered them to commit, said, I am also looking after the educated farmers.
That is my responsibility.
They are over 90 years old. He called them. They said, talk to Kenny. See what his opinion is. So Cliff came and we examined it. I said, I'm not interested in this. But that was not my decision. Then I asked, what did the people in the left side do?
They agreed.
Everything was fine. That was a big mistake. Because he called my mother in Marion. He left her and her daughter. They are 90 years old, so they don't want to get involved in this. They agreed because Cliff said the people in the left side agreed. I've told you this story before. It came to the market, and so on and so forth. Nothing was accepted. Cliff stood there and spoke to them. He spoke to me about this incident. I don't think, I don't know for sure, she didn't have her side. Because she's got a lot more going on on her side. They are going into big problems that have never been seen before. When everything is going well, why are they creating this mess? If you stand there and put that box cover, you can earn thousands of dollars. It's all set up now.
There's no dirt there.
And yet, we are going to the other side of the bridge, 200 feet away, to design the proposal. And I guess I just wanted to know if any of you guys had any changes since you took the blow. I don't know why they took the blow. I mean, I got a letter that a PD told me that I should not have any contact with me and all that. I have not signed a meeting.
I don't have a lawyer yet. So why was that letter sent to you?
You are trying to spend $34 lakhs for this bridge, right? Tracy, you all have come here many times before and tried it. I have a desire to know if there is any change before moving forward or before appointing a lawyer. As I said before, money is not an issue here. So I guess if nothing else, if you're going to move forward with these moves, I might be able to sign with them tomorrow. But I wanted to know if there was any change. There's something wrong with Bruce. Why wasn't he ready to come and check? The other two did it because Ron was there last week. Time. You can't make time. That is, the other two have no time. To see this $3 or $4 lakh project, you have to spend an hour and a half. So, it was a plan. It was a plan. It was a plan. I didn't tell you that I didn't want to give an opinion to the County Attorney. It was a plan. So, when you sent me a message that the County Attorney told me not to contact you, it wasn't a matter of the County Attorney, it was a matter of time. I'm not giving an opinion. Forgive me. Okay, that's an easy way. That's an easy way. We elect one person, and they don't have time to come and see us. That's why I'm saying it's not right. I'm not asking if anything has changed. I know Ron, you thought it would be like that. I'm not wrong. I thought it should stay where it is. I know Tracy's opinion. So, that's why I'm asking. If we accept condemnation, it's the right way. I don't like it, because it will cost everyone money and time. Then, I know I'm not an engineer, but I'm trying to believe that it will cost $15,000 or $30,000 to rewrite plans, because there are other plans out there. All we have to avoid are trapezoids. So, I need an answer. Do I need to see a lawyer? I know you can't advise me on this, but I am interested. If there is any change, we can't advise you. Isn't that right? I know all that, but I don't want to agree. Next week, we can re-examine this project. But I don't want to go forward with condemnation. That's why... To be honest, if this is going to be a condemnation, I will fight till the end. Because I have seen so far. There are nine bridges in that area.
There is nothing like that design there.
Then on the west side, half of the year there is no water. There are times when there is no water.
And only reason we water on the east side is because the tile opens up.
And in bad conditions, when the tiles don't water, the east side is dry. That's why I say, Thank you for coming. I was afraid that this would happen again. But I have something to tell you about that guy named Cliff Parker. That is, he is not a big pain. A big pain. He didn't agree to me. He confessed to my mother. The reason was that he had spoken to her. Then, I don't know. To tell you the truth, I saw a lawyer and decided to fight with him. But, I will fight with him till the end. Then, when it comes to the fight, we know that the price is higher than the money they put forward. The price I paid is lower than what they paid. So, let's go that way. Thank you, Kevin. Yes. I forgot to tell you about this watershed, if you want to know. They had sent me the funding for this. They are thanking our Pintu. Last year we went for $4,000. I don't remember how much we paid. Water Shed. Yes, $2,000. $2,500. Thanks for your information and report. Your goal is $50,000 a year. Yes. I think it was the first time for all the counties, right? Yes, for them it was one. There's a tour on Wednesday.
This week?
Yes. I'm not going. I can't. It's somewhere in the north. I don't want to say which city it is, but it's not the next one. Okay. I think they used to do it here once.
Do you remember? Yes, back then, we had all the projects. No. That's what they do now. The projects are still alive.
We don't have any projects in the county. We have a very important project. The zoo has to fix it on its own. Yes. We don't have to go there. Yes. Oh, that project near the high school.
Yes. Yes.
Then see, if you have read the council minutes in the meeting, they might be interested in doing something here. I've read it. Actually, I've seen them all there. That's why. Oh, that's it, I thought, my friends. Okay, it's decided. I'm leaving. If you need a vote, let me know.
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