(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors gathered at the courthouse in Red Oak this (Wednesday) morning, to canvass the results of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election. Auditor Jill Ozuna said with regard to the township positions, where there were no declared candidates, write-in nominations were accepted, and there were many names written-in. Lincoln and Washington Township candidates did file nomination papers with the assumption their names would be written-in.

There was a tie for the Grant Township write-in’s, and the name drawn by the Supervisors was Dane Belt. Ozuna then went over the election results for the Supervisors, precinct by precinct, as well as the voter turn-out data.

Montgomery County Supervisors meeting, 11-13-24

Board Chair Mike Olsen commented there was an excellent turnout. Auditor Ozuna backed-up the comment with some statistics.

The Board passed a resolution approving the canvass of results as presented. The official results will be turned-in to the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. In other business, Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert provided her weekly Secondary Roads report to the Board of Supervisors.

She said they’re also still working on their plans for the 5-year construction program, and she reminded Montgomery County residents there will be a public meeting on December 3^rd, with regard to the County’s Comprehensive Plan and discussion on a proposed Wind Turbine Ordinance.