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Votes at a glance: Lincoln County Board approves routine highway actions, grants, media policy and airport design agreement
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Lincoln County Board approved multiple routine actions including right-of-way certificates, bid advertisements, spring load limits, township structure grants, bridge inspection consultant, a county media policy and agreements for airport hangar design; two airport-related votes carried with single dissenting votes.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 approved a series of routine and programmatic items, including highway right-of-way certificates, grant awards for township structures, a bridge inspection contract, and administrative policies and airport design work. The board recorded roll-call votes for each formal action.
Highlights
- Designation of legal newspapers: Motion carried to designate Sioux Valley News, Lennox Independent and T Weekly as the county’s legal newspapers (see separate article for full debate). Vote: Yes — Otten, Schmidt, Landeen; No — Arons, Putnam.
- Right-of-way certificates for preservation projects: The board authorized the chair to execute right-of-way certificates certifying no temporary or permanent property takings or utility relocations are required for two preservation projects. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Advertisement to bid on preservation projects: The board authorized public advertisement to bid on three preservation projects funded by a state grant with the county share (quoted at meeting) and moved forward. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Spring 2025 load limits and enforcement request: Commissioners approved spring load limits for county roads (noting the agenda year label was corrected to 2025) and authorized a letter to the South Dakota Highway Patrol requesting enforcement assistance. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Rural Access for Larger Vehicles (RAFE) / township structure grants: The board approved awards to townships for six structure projects identified through the county’s grant process. Vote: unanimous yes.
- 2025 bridge inspection consultant: The board approved retaining IMAG (continued consultant) to perform 2025 bridge inspections. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Loss control audit and media policy: The board approved a new media policy recommended by the loss-control audit (administrative item in the audit package). Vote: unanimous yes.
- Airport: Helms and Associates agreement for hangar south expansion design — the board authorized the chair to sign an agreement for a feasibility study and design for hangar expansion at the county airport; the project is planned to be reimbursed by grant funds at about 97.5% with the county share presented in the meeting. Vote: carried with one no (Otten voted no; others voted yes).
- Airport ground lease assignment: The board approved termination of an existing hangar lease and execution of a new lease assignment for an incoming tenant (standard FAA-aligned lease terms). Vote: carried with one no (Commissioner Putnam voted no; others yes).
Several items were informational and required no board action, including a first reading of a zoning ordinance map amendment (public input scheduled for the second reading), a treasurer’s notice about state motor vehicle system downtime and a construction update on the Lincoln County Justice Center.
Detailed roll calls and motions for each recorded action are listed below for minutes and public record.
