Ambulance building proposal considered

A short discussion on a proposal for the ambulance board about the building came up at the Foster County Commission meeting last week.

During the meeting on Tuesday, July 5, Commissioner David Utke told the board that he talked to Jody Hovdenes about the proposal that Commissioner Scott Beumer suggested at the last meeting and she said she would talk to her board about it.

That proposal included that the ambulance board continue to lease the building for $1 per year and take over the maintenance and repairs of the inside of the building with the county maintaining the outside of the building.

In other business:

• About 70 shrubs were planted at the Lake Juanita Park by the Soil Conservation District. Now the board has to decide how to water them.

• Commissioner Becky Hagel said they should wait to make a decision about the ND PHIT program due to some discrepancies.

• Auditor Ellen Roundy informed the board that the federal mileage rate went up from 58.5 cents to 62.5 cents per mile.

• Foster County Road Superintendent Nate Monson spoke to the board about getting packers for the county motor graders.

• Finally, Utke said he is waiting for information from EAPC about repairs to the courthouse.

• Monson reported that 4.12 inches of rain fell in the month of June with a total of 17.07 so far this year.

• He also reported that there are still four roads closed in the county. Those are: Estabrook Township on 72nd Ave. NE and 11th St.; the Clark-Haart Bridge in Bucephalia Township; Nordmore Township, 76th Ave. from 5th to 7th St., and Larrabee Township 79th Ave. NE and 7th St.

• Finally, Monson reported that the Wright Bridge Project application was accepted by the North Dakota Department of Transportation for review.