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

Upon the considerations above set forth, the Board of County Commissioners of AllenCounty, Kansas, finds that the Petition herein under considerations is in conformity with therequirements to K.S.A. 82a, Article 6, Kansas Statutes Annotated, as amended, and should begranted.IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSof Allen County, Kansas, that the land described in the Petition herein under consideration, arehereby attached to Rural Water District No. 7, Allen County, Kansas, and that the boundaries ofRural Water District No. 7, Allen County, Kansas, are hereby enlarged to include the land lyingwithin the boundaries of the metes and bounds description set forth in the attached Exhibit “A”.Commissioner Works moved to approve the petition. Commissioner Regehr second, motionpassed 2-0-1 Commissioner Thompson abstained.John Masterson, Allen County Community College, discussed the one entrance/exit that thecollege currently has. He reported $50,000.00 has been donated to put in another entrance/exitfor the college. Mr. Masterson stated they would just like a working road that they couldschedule to asphalt as budget allows. He requested help on dirt work &/or rock from the county.Best access would be from Kentucky Street west approximately ¼ mile to the college.Discussion followed on ideas and projections. Commissioners will take under advisement.Steve Hoelscher, Executive Administrator, and Jennifer Jackman, Director of Nursing, discussedcritical access hospitals. Mr. Hoelscher asked for endorsement from the County Commissionconcerning critical access. Discussion followed on feasibility study based on the hospital’s lasttwo years and benefits for the county.Alan Weber, County Counselor, discussed a contract for the hay ground and tillable land at thelandfill. He will draw up the contract between the County and Nelson’s Farm.Commissioners reviewed Resolution #200406:County Support of Regional Strategic Plan and Regional IncentivesRESOLUTION #200406A RESOLUTION reconfirming support for the qualifying regionalstrategic plan and requesting that the Secretary of Commerce re-approve the Countyof Allen as a Kansas Enterprise Zone designated non-metropolitan business region.WHEREAS, A regional strategic plan, required by K.S.A. 74-50,116(c)(2),has been reviewed, updated, and adopted by the Board of County Commissionersof the County of Allen on March 16, 2004 andWHEREAS, Regional business incentives of free business financecounseling and availability of revolving loan business financing provided the