2 fairgrounds projects approved

Phillips County commissioners met last month with maintenance department supervisor Dan Waln, who provided updates on two current projects at the fairgrounds.

The first project is for improving the floor at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion. Due to moisture conditions and condensation, a gravel and clay mixture will be added to the pavilion floor at a cost not to exceed $13,000. The project calls for the removal of about 4 inches of dirt from the floor and replacing it with the mixture.

The second project at the fairgrounds involves updating the lighting at the racetrack and grandstands with new LED lightbulbs.

Other business

In other business last month, commissioners:

­— Reappointed Aaron Sprague to the Republican River Water Conservation District Board for a four-year term effective Oct. 8.

— Approved the purchase of a 2021 John Deere 672G motor grader with rippers from 4Rivers Equipment LLC in Fort Collins for $259,757 less trade-in allowance of $60,000 on a 2004 Caterpillar 140H motor grader for a total of $199,757. The equipment is expected to arrive Dec. 15.

— Paid an invoice of $6,330 submitted by Potter’s Septic Service for porta-potties used in 2018.

­— Accepted a bid from Hometown Heating & Air to install a 100K BTU heating unit in the courthouse maintenance garage for $3,000, which was installed Oct. 21.

­— Approved a subdivision exemption for the sale of 10 acres from Brad and Bev Young to Casey and Kathleen Kropp at the state line south of Highway 6.

— Waived the $375 rental fee for CSU Extension Agent Jessie Stewart to host the 4-H Colorado Leadership Conference at the event center Nov. 7.

— Met with Fair Board president Kayla Kafka to discuss the 2021 budget and to review financials from the 2020 fair.