Stop sign, trees will stay, says County
Phillips County rejected a request to remove a stop sign and trees at the intersection of county roads 10 and 29, commissioners announced at their Nov. 30 meeting.
The request stemmed from a claim that trees were obstructing visibility for westbound and northbound drivers. To fix the problem, the County was asked to remove the trees and a stop sign for northbound traffic.
Commissioner Harlan Stern noted that the County put up 30 stop signs over the summer following an accident at a blind intersection last year.
Pavilion committee established
Commissioners also announced they had formed a pavilion promotion committee to provide input on rental of the pavilion.
Members of the committee include Terry Hofmeister, Mike Miller, Jeff Plumb, Kayla Kafka, Deanna Webster, Tim Becker, Dan Waln, Lonny Vernon and Austin Tharp.
The county administration office will be handling registration duties and can be reached at 970-854-3778.
IT services reviewed
In the course of evaluating their IT needs, the County met with Les Archuleta and Jim Edwards of Platinum Technology, which currently provides service for the County.
The board also met with Arlan Scholl and Craig Krueger of Printers Paper & More, who outlined what their business could do for the County.
The County has not yet made a decision on the future of the contract.
Other business
In other November business, commissioners:
— Approved the purchase of two doors at $1,015 each for the pavilion, with frames from Maverick Steel.
— Contacted a mortgage company regarding trash at a farmstead north of Holyoke, which was dealt with after Thanksgiving.
— Approved the 2019 auditing contract with rfarmer LLC for a fee no greater than $18,000.
— Reviewed costs for monitoring well testing at the landfill. The initial results of the split sample showed no issues.
— Held a public hearing for the 2019 county and public trustee budgets.
— Approved the rental of the farm ground at the landfill to Duane Harms for a rate of $35 per acre.