(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County, Tuesday morning (Today), acted on several matters before them under “New Business,” on their agenda. Before diving into the that portion of their agenda, the Board received a weekly report from County Engineer Karen Albert.

The Board then heard from Stanton Community Development Director Jenna Ramsey, with regard to an $850,000 Destination Iowa Grant the County applied for on behalf of the City, and the City received, to complete trails within the City of Stanton, and eventually to Viking Lake State Park. As with most things, the cost of materials and services to construct the trail have gone up since the grant was applied for last Fall.

A contract agreement between the City and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) was approved earlier this month by the Stanton City Council. The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors were asked to approved the contract, which essentially amounts to a letter of support.

The Board authorized Chair Mike Olson to sign the agreement.

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 6-27-23

She said since the prices have gone up since they applied for the grant, they’re currently waiting for updated price quotes before they move forward with completing the project.

In other business, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors discussed documents for the Montgomery County Development Corporation’s Rail Spur acquisition from the City of Red Oak, requesting financial support from the County, as necessary. No action was taken, but Auditor Jill Ozuna said a Resolution to that effect will be on the agenda for action during the Board’s next meeting.

The Supervisors in Montgomery County also approved FY 23-24 annual contracts with Nishna Productions, Inc., the Red Oak Public Library, and City of Stanton Public Library, for financial support, in the amounts of $1,421…..$17,820…and $6,020, respectively.

They also approved claims payable for Wednesday, June 28^th, in the amount of $517,157.48.