(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors met in a regular weekly session this (Tuesday) morning, in Red Oak. Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert kicked-off the session with her weekly update.

She said also a construction project on Page-Montgomery Road south of Villisca is expected to start the week of July 26 with the laying of rock. The project is expected to last some three-to four-weeks.

Under New Business, the Board passed by a vote of 4-to 1(with Supervisor Donna Robinson opposed), a Revised Resolution pertaining to a half financial support agreement between the City of Red Oak and Montgomery County, and with regard to the Red Oak rail, track spur current maintenance. The agreement includes all the legal descriptions which were inadvertently omitted from the first proposed agreement.

Montgomery County BOS meeting, 7-11-23

Board Chair Mike Peterson….

The Supervisors passed (by a similar vote) a Revised MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between the County and the Montgomery County Development Corporation (MCDC). The County had budgeted $30,000 to the MCDC, and may provide additional funds for specific programs provided by MCDC and may allocate $18,000 to MCDC to take ownership of and complete the needed repairs of the Burlington Northern Spur.

In other business, the Board passed a Resolution for the County 5-year Montgomery County Secondary Roads. They also approved a revised funding agreement for the 250th Street Bridge, and financial administrative matters, including the Sheriff’s and Recorders reports of fees for the month of June, claims payable for July 12th, and the Treasurer’s Ending Fund Balance for the month of June.