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

IOLA, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK June 8, 2004The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. with ChairpersonKent Thompson, Commissioner Walt Regehr Jr., Commissioner Dick Works, and Sherrie L.Riebel, County Clerk.Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the June 1, 2004 meeting.Bill King, Public Works Director, reported he rented a lay down machine from Wichita toreplace the two down machines (one county’s and one SEK Asphalt’s) to finish a project.Bill reported the chip seal process would start next week.Bill presented a report from Schwab-Eaton, P.A. on bridge evaluation for bridge # RS 664 (1.4miles south of Humboldt over Coal Creek). The evaluation recommended posting a weight limitsign to read 12 ton for a single axle truck, 20-ton for 10-wheelers, and 35 ton for 18-wheelers.Discussion followed. Commissioners will post a weight limit sign.Bill reported on the Allen County Airport Days held last Saturday by the Friends of the Airport.Frank Allison, Allison’s Liquor Store, and Stanley Dreher, Kansas State House ofRepresentatives District #9, discussed amended Senate Bill #197, (b) Any retail license issuedprior to the effective date of this act for premises not located in an incorporated city or in atownship having a population of more than 5,000 shall continue to be valid and such premisesshall continue to be eligible for licensure if the board of county commissioners of the county inwhich the premises are located has adopted a resolution approving the issuance of suchlicense. A certified copy of such resolution shall accompany the application for a licenseauthorized by this subsection. Discussion followed. Mr. Allison requested the Allen CountyCommission pass a resolution allowing Master Bait and Liquor to stay in business. Discussionfollowed as to whether it would be legal even with the resolution. Commissioners will takeunder consideration after visiting with the county counselor.Marv Ray, City of Humboldt Administrator, discussed a project in Humboldt that would be abenefit to both the City of Humboldt and Allen County. Discussion followed. Mr. Ray explainedthe property next to the Humboldt Senior Center is up for the tax foreclosure sale and a buyer isrequesting aid from the city and county to help in clean up if he purchases the building. Hereported the buyer wants to renovate the old building. Commissioners offered to waiver thelandfill tipping fees to whomever purchases the building.Jerry Williams, Area Agency on Aging Executive Director, presented a request from AllenCounty for $1,035.00 to assist in the Senior Care Act matching funds requirement. This is thesame dollar figure as 2004’s approved budget. Services for Allen County are represented at theIn-Home Services: Older Americans Act 82 persons being helped, Senior Care Act 39 personshelped, Home & Community Based Services 96 persons helped and Home Delivered Meals 123person helped; and Community Services: Case Management Customers 138 persons helped,