(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors, today (Wednesday), voted to set December 7, 2022 at 9:15-a.m., as the date and time for a Public Hearing on a proposed Ordinance regulating the placement of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines on property located in the Unincorporated Areas of Adair County. The Ordinance will be published next week for citizens to review. The Board acknowledged receipt of the Post-Election Audit report. They also approved migrating Eagle Software to a separate server. Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg..

It’s not clear what the cost of migrating the software for the Auditor and Recorder will be at this time. Both Berg and Recorder Janelle Schneider said it is affecting the efficiency and accuracy of their offices.They will gather the appropriate information and report back to the Board. In other business, the Adair County Supervisors approved a Transfer resolution in the amount of $84,662.50.

And, they approved an Internal Advance Resolution in the amount of $33,534 to Midwest Partnership, and to Ahlers & Cooney, for the preparation of Bonds, in the amount of $54,744, for a total of $88,278. Adair/Guthrie County Environmental Health Director Jotham Arber provided an update to the Board with regard to Perc and Water tests in Adair County. Speaking of which, Jotham strongley encourages homeowners who use well water, to have their source of water tested.

Jotham said each County that his department services is allotted $10,000 to make those tests happen. He said they hadn’t conducted many water tests this past quarter, but his department received a mini-grant that will enable them to conduct more tests. There will also be septic system grants available in the next few months, to help pay for the replacement of old septic systems (not the installation of new systems). The system must have been built by 1985, and not purchased after a certain date…but the rules on that may change by the time the grants are made available. (For more information, call 641-747-3972)

Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman presented for the Board’s approval, 28-E (Cost sharing) Agreements with the following:

• The City of Greenfield – for a Project agreement for S. Townline Road; Salt/Sand purchases & Fuel purchases; Greenfield Municipal Utilities – Fuel purchases
• Nodaway Valley Schools – Fuel purchases; Adair County Sheriff’s Dept. – Fuel purchases, and, Adair County Conservation – Fuel purchases.

The Board approved those and other agreements, including an Engineering Services Agreement with Veenstra and Kimm, Inc., for S. Townline Road Improvements. A Longevity raise for Secondary Roads employee Dean Sickles was approved. And the Supervisors awarded a Bridge Project (IN 32 Washington Bridge): The $1.22-million contract was awarded to A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc., out of Atlantic.