The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The ambulance building infrastructure is in need of repairs, and the county has to flip the bill for it.
That was one item on the agenda at the Foster County Commission meeting last week.
During the meeting held on Tuesday, March 15, commissioner David Utke told the board that the ambulance building needs a new water heater and furnace.
Because the county owns the building and it is stated in the contract with the CHI St. Alexius Carrington Ambulance Service, the county must pay for the repairs.
Quotes were received from Larsen Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning for $3,900 for the furnace, and $1,300 for the water heater.
Schulz Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning: $4,721.76 for the furnace and $2,479.83 for the water heater.
A motion was passed to accept the bids from Larsen Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning for the repairs.
In other business:
• A judge in the Southeast Judicial District will be retiring soon.
State’s Attorney Kara Brinster said that Judges Daniel Narum and James Hovey Daniel Narum and James Hovey are concerned because as traveling judges, they want to get a replacement so they don’t have to split the cases up between them. Brinster stated that the Southeast Judicial District is the largest district in the state.
The Board agreed to send a letter to the Supreme Court in support of replacing the retiring judge.
• In a discussion about load restrictions on county roads, a motion was passed to put load restrictions on as soon as Monday, March 21.
Due to the snow expected to melt at a fast pace because of rising temperatures, the county didn’t want to wait to put the restrictions on when the state puts theirs on.
• The Board passed a motion for a conditional use permit for Spickler Ranch North as they plant to increase their animal feeding units from 1,000 to 2,000.
• Foster County Sheriff Justin Johnson attended the meeting to request the Board approve nine new radios for the sheriff’s department.
He said they will need four in-car, four carry-on officer and one in office radio for a cost of $40,085.
He stated that the state is giving back $1,500 per radio which would result in a price reduction of $13,500. The total cost of the radios would be about $26,000 according to Johnson. Motion passed.
• The Board approved the final draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan.
• Finally, commissioner Alan Scanson spoke of talk about creating a community garden.
He said county agent Jeff Gale brought up the subject. Scanson then suggested offering a piece of the property the county owns just north of the courthouse, but for now it is still in the planning stage.
Scanson said anyone interested in volunteering time to help set up the community garden should contact Jeff Gale, Foster County Extension Agent, at 652-2581.
