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Stoner described program highlights including 4-H youth-development activities, Master Gardener outreach and collaborations with regional educators. She distributed a summary packet and a separate 4-H report that included enrollment, volunteer numbers and fair premium payouts. Stoner noted the county’s Master Gardener program was the subject of the featured impact story in the report.

Stoner also asked the board to approve purchasing a replacement binding machine for the extension office. She said a model listed through the county procurement source (EECS) was priced at $18.79 and that the cost would come from the office-supplies line in the extension budget. “I just wanted to double check that that was okay before I do it,” she told supervisors.

The board moved to place the annual report on file. The motion was moved by Lytle and seconded by Claybaugh; the clerk recorded the vote as 6 in favor and the motion carried. The purchase request was acknowledged during the discussion; staff indicated the item would be processed within the office supply budget if approved administratively.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Gage County Board of Supervisors Meeting Feb 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Nicole Stoner, Gage County extension educator, presented the university-required annual report and asked the board to approve an in-budget purchase of a new binding machine; the board placed the report on file.","taxTitle","Gage County, Nebraska","taxId",69711,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6116143,"Supervisors accept rock and gravel bids; highway staff to review for low-price determination",673,1823000,2496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2734416-3f72720aadb0fc2819de6989c7657634&start=1823&end=2496","/articles/6116143/Gage-County/Nebraska/Supervisors-accept-rock-and-gravel-bids-highway-staff-to-review-for-low-price-determination","The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19 accepted all submitted rock, gravel and hauling bids and asked county staff to review them and return with a spreadsheet showing highs and lows and recommended low bidders.

Highway staff presented multiple bids from suppliers including Beatrice Sand and Gravel, Sites Quarry, Hard Rock Quarries, RL Team in Construction, Gainer Trucking and Excavating, and others. Bid submissions quoted a mix of pit prices and delivered prices with ranges depending on pit location and hauling option.

Examples cited during the presentation included pit prices and delivered ranges: washed gravel bed from the Alex/Boynton pits listed around $20.80 per ton pit price with delivered costs ranging into the $26–$33 per ton range depending on pit and township; one-inch-and-a-half crushed rock from Sites Quarry listed at $25.30 per ton with delivered ranges reported around $26.30 to $33.80; and delivery-only bids from several haulers ranging from about $3.75 up to $12.00 per ton depending on pit and route.

Highway director and county staff said they would review the envelopes, compile comparative costs and identify the low bidders for each material/location. “Becky and Mark will review all these anyway, and I'm sure Becky will put those together into a spreadsheet to where it's easily comparable,” the chair said.

The board approved a motion to accept all bids and forward them to staff for review. The motion was moved by Jurgens and seconded by Dorn; the clerk recorded the vote as 6 in favor with one abstention recorded (transcript lists one abstention as “team”).","Gage County accepted bids for crushed rock, gravel and hauling from multiple pits and instructed county staff to produce a spreadsheet comparing prices and delivery costs for final low-bid determinations.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6116148,"Board approves claims; one board member discloses association with vendor and abstains",57,210000,267000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2734416-3f72720aadb0fc2819de6989c7657634&start=210&end=267","/articles/6116148/Gage-County/Nebraska/Board-approves-claims-one-board-member-discloses-association-with-vendor-and-abstains","The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19 approved consent-agenda claims totaling $1,026,869.29 (initial total) and, after separate votes on several items, a revised claims total of $1,055,690.64.

The board voted separately to approve claim number 25020187 to Johnny's Welding Inc. for $600. The motion was moved by Dorn and seconded by Haxby; the clerk recorded the vote as 6 in favor with Supervisor Jurgens abstaining.

The board also considered claim number 25020194 to RL Team in Construction in the amount of $28,221.35. Prior to the vote a speaker on the dais stated, “This is a company I'm associated with.” The board subsequently voted to approve the RL Team claim; the clerk recorded the vote as 6 in favor with a board member recorded as abstaining (transcript lists the abstention as “Team” or similar). The meeting record shows the board discussed the association on the record but took no additional action beyond recording the abstention.

Other routine consent items approved included utility permits for Windstream Nebraska LLC for fiber-line work and the appointment of caretakers for county Pioneer Cemeteries for the 2025 season.

The board carried the consent agenda after votes on the separately listed claims and placed correspondence on file.","Gage County supervisors approved consent-agenda payments including a $600 claim to Johnny's Welding and a $28,221.35 claim to RL Team in Construction; a board member disclosed an association with RL Team and abstained where noted.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":97,"_43":98,"_45":99,"_47":100,"_49":50,"_51":101,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6116153,"Gage County approves $18,000 visitor grant for Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball; appoints hotel manager to tourism advisory committee",2632,806000,3438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2734416-3f72720aadb0fc2819de6989c7657634&start=806&end=3438","/articles/6116153/Gage-County/Nebraska/Gage-County-approves-18000-visitor-grant-for-Nebraska-Cattlemens-Ball-appoints-hotel-manager-to-tourism-advisory-committee","The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19 approved an $18,000 visitor improvement grant to fund bus transportation from Beatrice to the Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball near Blue Springs and accepted a tourism quarterly report that details preparations for the June event.

The grant, presented by Dakota Hurley, Gage County tourism coordinator, and Patty (event coordinator), is intended to subsidize bus transportation to move attendees from Beatrice and nearby towns to the event site east of Blue Springs. “This specific part of this funding is to help with transportation of their over 4,000 guests that will be coming into this event,” Hurley said. She added the county is ordering an additional 4,000 visitor guides and plans welcome materials for bus riders.

Hurley told the board the plan calls for two buses in rotation and said organizers hope “to have about 400 to 600 people using those buses.” The route had not been finalized but would include Highway 77 and Blue Springs’ main street to showcase the town, she said. Supervisors discussed vehicle weight limits on local bridges and said they would coordinate with the highway department on final routing.

Board members moved to approve the grant with a recorded motion and vote. “Motion by Lytle, second by Adams to approve the $18,000 visitor improvement grant,” the clerk announced; the board voted 7-0 in favor.

Also during the tourism segment, Hurley briefed the board on broader tourism work: a recent Visit Nebraska marketing grant award to support online advertising, ongoing work to update the county’s visitor guide, coordination on agritourism and youth-sports promotion, and a push to collect event calendars from village clerks and community groups to improve advance promotion. Hurley said she has urged partners to support pending state legislation that would allow visitor-improvement funds to be used for maintenance projects such as museum roofs, noting that currently such maintenance is not eligible under existing rules.

The board asked Hurley to provide details on the state bill so supervisors could consider a support letter.

The board also approved the Tourism Advisory Committee appointment of Tony Asilio, who said he manages My Place and the Holiday Inn Express in Beatrice. The motion to appoint Asilio was moved by Lytle and seconded by Dorn; the board voted 7-0 in favor.

Finally, the board voted to place Hurley’s tourism quarterly report on file. The board recorded the motion as moved by Lytle and seconded by Dorn; the vote was 7-0 in favor.

The tourism items were one of several routine agenda items the board handled at the meeting; no additional county funding was requested beyond the single $18,000 grant approved Friday.","The Gage County Board of Supervisors approved an $18,000 visitor improvement grant to fund bus transportation to the Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball near Blue Springs, accepted a tourism quarterly report, and appointed Tony Asilio to the Tourism Advisory Committee.","actionData","errors"]

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Extension educator files annual report; requests office binding machine purchase

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Gage County approves $18,000 visitor grant for Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball; appoints hotel manager to tourism advisory committee