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Commissioners approve bidding for County Farm ponds, allow power exploration for shooting range and back $1M LWCF application
Summary
Commissioners on March 18 approved a Park Board-backed bidding process to clean three ponds at County Farm Park (including the county-owned pond only if the highway superintendent grants permission), permitted the Park Board to explore running electric to the shooting sports area from a county pole, and authorized planning staff to apply for a $1 million IDNR Land and Water Conservation Fund grant.
The Dearborn County Board of Commissioners on March 18 approved multiple Park Board actions: a bidding process to clean three ponds at County Farm Park, conditional inclusion of the county-owned pond pending the highway superintendent’s permission, an exploration of running electricity to the shooting range from a county pole, and staff authorization to submit an IDNR Land and Water Conservation Fund application tied to the county’s Stellar Pathways efforts.
Planning and zoning director Nicole Bailey told commissioners the Park Board seeks bids to clean and dredge several ponds at County Farm Park and asked the board to allow competitive bidding. Commissioners approved a motion to solicit bids for three ponds; the county-owned pond will be included in the bid package only if the highway superintendent (identified in discussion as Mr. Crivee) grants permission for work on that parcel.
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