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Kossuth County supervisors approve routine items, set hearings and adopt resurfacing road closure resolution
Summary
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved routine agenda items and contracts, authorized drainage and road actions, and set a public hearing date for a voluntary annexation. The board also adopted a resolution closing roads for resurfacing and approved several drainage maintenance requests.
KOSSUTH COUNTY, Iowa — The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved routine agenda items and a series of contracts and actions, voting unanimously on motions that ranged from a liquor license to road and drainage matters.
The board approved the meeting agenda and minutes from May 13, the county conservation claims and a liquor license for Top of Iowa Lucky Wife. Supervisors also approved law-enforcement contracts for the coming fiscal year with multiple small towns and authorized multiple drainage- and right-of-way-related permits.
Votes at a glance (motions and outcomes recorded during the meeting): - Approve agenda and May 13 minutes: Motion by Stecker; second by Wacker. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve conservation claims: Motion by Garmin; second by Haas. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve liquor license for Top of Iowa Lucky Wife: Motion by Stecker; second by Garman. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve law-enforcement contracts for FY 2025–26 (cities listed in packet): Motion by Wachter; second by Wachter. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve Corn Country Properties tile crossings on 200th Street: Motion by Wecker; second by Oz. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve Hamilton Brothers tile crossing on 350th Street: Motion by Stecker; second by Haas. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Adopt resolution to close roads for resurfacing (Resolution No. 5202501): Motion by Garman; second by Stecker. Roll call: Haas — yes; Garmin — yes; Stecker — yes; Waxer — yes; Nash — yes. Outcome: carried. - Approve quotes for B & W Control Specialist for brush control on east side ditches: Motion by Stecker; second by Wagner. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve PAF 1 for DD 4 Lateral 40 improvement: Motion by Stecker; second by Wachter. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Approve several drainage repair requests (Kenton Township, Irvington Township and others): Motion by Stecker; second by Wachter. Outcome: carried, unanimous. - Set public hearing and acknowledge the engineer’s report for voluntary annexation into Drainage District 133 (scheduling): Motion to set hearing for June 24 at 8:00 a.m.; mover and seconder recorded in meeting. Outcome: motion carried unanimously.
Several items were discussed at length later in the agenda (see separate articles): a public comment about a provision added to Senate File 659 affecting 911 funds, county concerns about a vendor contract for the Solutions courthouse software suite, and a multi-county water-quality wetland project that the board approved.
The board also moved to closed session later in the meeting to discuss potential litigation; the motion to enter closed session was carried by roll call.
