Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
The Warren County Board of Supervisors approved a road closure for homecoming staging, tabled an entrance variance application, and approved a rezoning request for Greg and Barbara Crooks.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Type
- Board Of Supervisors
- Location
- Warren County, IA
- Meeting Date
- September 15, 2026
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42 sections (from 43 segments)
agenda item can we get a roll call for attendance first please here here here here here if would have everyone join us in our pledge allegiance to start our meeting this evening to the flag of the United States of America
All right. Item four then. Table that. Item number one tonight is our consent agenda. All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. We have first our claims, item A, in the amount of $898,442.68. Item B, our minutes to approve, August 11th, 2026 work session, August 18th, 2026 board meeting, August 18th, 2026 work session, August 25th. special meeting closed session August 25th also special meeting August 25th work session September 1st board meeting September 3rd special meeting and September 8th work session item C is to approve payroll removal for Kelly Jackson dr
Aye. Item number two this evening, consider application for road closure as submitted by Adam Frayer with possible action. Oh, Tim's here, good.
Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Item number three, consider entrance variance application as submitted by Riley and.
Alaina, thank you. With possible action. Good evening, how are you? Good evening. You're looking for a, considering an entrance variance for a piece of property. Correct. Okay, tell us about that.
Tim, do you have anything to add on this?
From where I'm looking at the picture, if we could go back, it looks like there's a trail, looks like a car trail or something to the right of the geothermal. Okay, thank you.
Okay. I'm more worried about oncoming traffic and y'all coming out from that entrance. So, yeah, I'm looking at this from a safety perspective. So that's why we have the ordinance the way it is. Oh, yeah. So is that speed limit 55? Let me know, okay.
So this is going to be an actually second, the second driveway entrance is what you're... Yes.
Have you had like a estimate or contractor look at the electrical meter option like heavy? We have not. And I have like a estimate what it would cost to move there, what the scope of work would be to move it or anything like that.
I mean, I guess I'm kind of. Maybe that would be an option to explore first, see what it would take to move the meter even.
Okay. So this isn't a zoning change, so. That's what I was gonna say.
OK. Any more questions here? I don't have any, I don't think. Any questions there? I mean, I think I'd like to see as part of the request, maybe if you had, you know, come back with some documentation, some quotes, you know, let us know what.
Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate it. Item number four was tabled. Item number five. Hmm.
Oh, the third one? Yeah. Sure, we can do that. We need a motion. We're tabling the number three, yeah.
I'll make a motion to table the rezone, not the rezone, I'm sorry, the variance application as submitted by Riley and Elena Madol. Second.
We are now in public hearing and we are here to consider a rezoning for Greg and Barbara Crooks from agricultural district to rural residential district.
yes and the applicant is here if you wish to ask them any questions okay I do have a question for you on the um this is the rezoning I understand we're not approving the plat but with the creation of two lots would that be considered a
Okay. And I assume this came by recommendation of the zoning board?
Yes. Yes. Okay. I think I saw that it was unanimous in approval. Got it. Okay. I would make a motion, I guess if no one else had anything to say, to close the public hearing.
I make a motion to close the, oh, did you want to ask if anybody else? Mm-hmm. Okay. To close the hearing. Second.
I would make a resolution to consider for approval the rezoning for Greg and Barbara Crooks from Ag Agricultural District to Rural Residential District RR.
I'd make a motion to go into public hearing to consider a corrective amendment to the zoning boundaries and legal descriptions.
Okay. Do you want us to withdraw our motion, Kim, or?
Just start over and waive it. Waive it, okay, so.
I'd make a motion to approve the rezoning for Greg and Barbara Crooks from Ag Agricultural District to our Rural Residential District and waive the second and third reading.
Cook? Aye. Duvid? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Motion carries.
Now I'll make that motion to enter public hearing for the corrective amendment to the zoning boundaries and legal description.
Aye. We're in public hearing. What do we?
That was to rescind that other one, wasn't it?
No, that was to go into the public hearing. All right.
We're back in the public hearing now. Okay. Okay. Yeah. What do we got, corrective amendment?
Oh, sure. Is there anyone to speak on this tonight? Okay.
Aye. LeWitt? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Item number seven, consider Interfund operating transfer for secondary roads with possible action.
I'll make a motion to approve as read by our budget director.
Aye. Item number eight. Consider transferring Traylor from auditor's office to attorney's office for use as drug task force with possible action. So this would have just been a trailer that was owned or used by the, used for election. Not going to sell it. Not going to sell it. It's going to the drug task force.
I'll let you do that. McIntyre? Aye. Erickson? Aye.
Aye. DeWitt? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Item number nine, receive and file reports from A, Humane Society, B, Recorder.
Aye. Arnold? Aye. Item 10, supervisors report. Any supervisors with a report to offer this evening?
Item number 11 is our public input. Comments will be limited to three minutes per individual. The board will not take any action on the comments due to the requirements of the open meeting law, but may do so in the future. No public input will be allowed for any of today's agenda items. Anyone from the public that wishes to speak, we have an open microphone and three minutes available for you.
Anyone else this evening? Three minutes?
I think we're on public record. I think we said three minutes. Yeah, we're, no, three minutes. You've had your time, thank you. Item number, anyone else speak publicly? Okay, haven't seen none. Next meeting date will be held October 6th, 2026, 9 a.m. right here in Warren County Supervisor Chamber.
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