IOLA, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK January 6 ...

IOLA, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK March 2, 2004The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in a regular session at 8:30 a.m. withChairperson Kent Thompson, Commissioner Dick Works, Commissioner Walt Regehr Jr. andSherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk.Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the February 24, 2004 meeting.Commissioners reviewed the curbing outside the new jail parking. Discussion followed.Bill King, Public Works Director, discussed the five-year bridge plan. He reported Hegwall’scalled concerning a bridge near their house.Bill presented pictures of the plaque from the Wilderness Park. Commissioner Works moved toallow Dwight Mynatt to remove the plaque and donate it to the Historical Society.Commissioner Regehr second, motion passed.Sandra Drake, Allen County Appraiser, requested 43 hours of vacation be carried over for RogerFogleman. Commissioners approved the carryover to be used within six months.Bill discussed a culvert area in Savonburg that is requested to be cleaned up by the Public WorksDepartment. Discussion followed on work for private individuals, which would be a differentmatter if the City of Savonburg requests the work.Commissioner Thompson opened the 5-year bridge plan hearing at 9:00 a.m. The only personpresent for the hearing was Bob Johnson, Iola Register representative. Bill presented a 5-yearplan for updating bridges with in Allen County and Report on Inspection and Analysis of OffSystem and RS Bridges. The report lists the sufficiency rating of less than 50, listing five ofAllen County bridges. Discussion followed. The bridge 0.2 miles North and 1.5 miles East ofMildred (Dead Lady Bridge), the bridge 1.4 miles East of Humboldt (Central Street Bridge), thebridge 4.2 miles West and 1.0 miles South of Elsmore (Bauer Bridge) and the bridge 3.4 milesWest of Humboldt (Hegwall Bridge) are the bridges currently on the 5-year plan. Discussionfollowed on what bridges to add or re-rate the priorities. Commissioners reviewed the sufficiencyrating and pictures of the bridges within Allen County. Discussion followed. Commissionersdecided to add the Red Iron Bridge to the 5-year bridge replacement list.Bill reported on a request for proposal from the City of Wichita to dispose some grit from thewastewater treatment plant. Discussion followed. Allen County will decline to bid.David Sweat, Emergystat Inc., presented an executive overview of their service. He discussedmoving into Linn County and offered a service to Allen County if ever needed. Discussionfollowed on what services are offered to local governments.