(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors held their regular weekly meeting this (Tuesday) morning. The Board heard a brief report from Engineer Karen Albert.

The Commercial rezoning she spoke of pertains to U Avenue in Villisca. A report was also received from County Veteran’s Affairs Executive Director Curtis White, who spoke on all the activities his department has been involved in helping.

White said also, he’s spent several hours both on-and-offline, in various training courses over the past six months. Director White said one of the things that has been drawing increased traffic into his office, is questions and claims pertaining to the PACT ACT, which was signed into law in August 2022.

This issue is separate from the lawsuit over contaminated ground/drinking water in Camp Lejeune that you may heard so much about. White said in the third-quarter, Montgomery County received more than $8-million in total compensation for Veteran’s Compensation and Pension, Medical, Education and Insurance. He mentioned also, a spaghetti feed will be held from 5-until 7-p.m.on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), at the Eagles Club in Red Oak. There is no charge for Veterans to partake in the dinner.

The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors discussed, but took no action on the proposed Summit Pipeline Ordinance, because it’s under review by the County Attorney.