(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors met this (Wednesday) morning, in Greenfield. During their regular weekly session, Adair County Recorder Kelly Mitchell, presented a request for an increase in fees for documents processed by her office, and a modernization initiative. Mitchell said the State of Iowa has not had an increase in those fees in over 40 years.

Iowa Land Records (ILR), she said, was one of the first statewide land record systems in the country. It continues to offer free access to over 22-million county and statewide land records and related information, with the Iowa County Recorders Association playing a central role in the operation and success of the ILR.

Making changes in the fee structure is something that’s been talked about in the courthouse for quite a while, according to the Supervisors.

Another benefit to increasing the fees, is the related increase in the County’s General Fund, according to Kelly Mitchell. While agreeing that it’s time to make the changes, they took no action on the request, as it was for informational purposes only at this time.

The Board heard also from Adair County Auditor Brenda Wallace, with regard to an abatement of taxes for a parcel in the City of Adair, where the individual has turned a building back in to the City, which in-turn will make it into a police department. The City, she said, has owned the land for decades….

The Supervisors unanimously voted to pass a resolution authorizing the abatement to take place. Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman presented for the Board’s approval and Chair Jerry Walker to sign, contract and performance bond for the W-22 (Lee Township) bridge project. Kauffman also presented his weekly update on Adair County Secondary Roads Department activities. That included what he called a “Trial run” for the County’s snowplows, following Monday’s snowfall. It helped them to identify any potential problems they need to fix before we get “A real snow.”

Meanwhile, crews will continue to blade the gravel roads where needed, and hauling some rock to fill-in any mud spots that exist.