Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Official site

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

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

42 sections (from 43 segments)

0:01 – 0:26•BRIAN ARNOLD

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

1:16 – 6:18•BRIAN ARNOLD

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

6:31 – 6:48•BRIAN ARNOLD

Aye. Item number two this evening, consider application for road closure as submitted by Adam Frayer with possible action. Oh, Tim's here, good.

7:35 – 7:50•BRIAN ARNOLD

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Item number three, consider entrance variance application as submitted by Riley and.

7:54 – 8:11•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

11:04•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

Tim, do you have anything to add on this?

13:03 – 13:29•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

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.

14:56 – 15:27•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

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.

15:58•BRIAN ARNOLD

So this is going to be an actually second, the second driveway entrance is what you're... Yes.

18:13 – 18:30•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

18:35•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

20:01•BRIAN ARNOLD

Okay. So this isn't a zoning change, so. That's what I was gonna say.

20:10 – 20:45•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

20:50 – 21:01•BRIAN ARNOLD

Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate it. Item number four was tabled. Item number five. Hmm.

21:08•BRIAN ARNOLD

Oh, the third one? Yeah. Sure, we can do that. We need a motion. We're tabling the number three, yeah.

21:17 – 21:30•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

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.

21:57 – 22:08•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

30:09 – 30:26•BRIAN ARNOLD

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

31:22•BRIAN ARNOLD

Okay. And I assume this came by recommendation of the zoning board?

31:31•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

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.

31:44 – 31:55•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

I make a motion to close the, oh, did you want to ask if anybody else? Mm-hmm. Okay. To close the hearing. Second.

32:07 – 32:18•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

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.

32:52•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

I'd make a motion to go into public hearing to consider a corrective amendment to the zoning boundaries and legal descriptions.

33:11•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

Okay. Do you want us to withdraw our motion, Kim, or?

33:16•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

Just start over and waive it. Waive it, okay, so.

33:20 – 33:31•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

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.

33:38•BRIAN ARNOLD

Cook? Aye. Duvid? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Motion carries.

33:45•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

Now I'll make that motion to enter public hearing for the corrective amendment to the zoning boundaries and legal description.

34:04•BRIAN ARNOLD

Aye. We're in public hearing. What do we?

34:07•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

That was to rescind that other one, wasn't it?

34:10•STEPHANIE ERICKSON

No, that was to go into the public hearing. All right.

34:12•BRIAN ARNOLD

We're back in the public hearing now. Okay. Okay. Yeah. What do we got, corrective amendment?

38:06•BRIAN ARNOLD

Oh, sure. Is there anyone to speak on this tonight? Okay.

38:45•BRIAN ARNOLD

Aye. LeWitt? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Item number seven, consider Interfund operating transfer for secondary roads with possible action.

42:17•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

I'll make a motion to approve as read by our budget director.

42:33 – 42:58•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

43:14•CRYSTAL MCINTYRE

I'll let you do that. McIntyre? Aye. Erickson? Aye.

43:19•BRIAN ARNOLD

Aye. DeWitt? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Item number nine, receive and file reports from A, Humane Society, B, Recorder.

43:40•BRIAN ARNOLD

Aye. Arnold? Aye. Item 10, supervisors report. Any supervisors with a report to offer this evening?

43:53 – 44:20•BRIAN ARNOLD

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.

46:25•BRIAN ARNOLD

Anyone else this evening? Three minutes?

50:05 – 50:39•BRIAN ARNOLD

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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