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Votes at a glance: Seward County commission adopts library reading proclamation, approves contracts and permits
Summary
The Seward County Board of County Commissioners adopted a summer reading proclamation, approved several contracts and permits, and authorized ARPA-funded concrete work at the EMS building.
The Seward County Board of County Commissioners recorded several formal actions during the meeting, including a proclamation supporting local library summer reading, contract approvals, and a zoning permit for an RV park. Vote tallies are listed where recorded.
The commission adopted a summer reading proclamation recognizing June 2, 2025, as the Liberal Memorial Library summer reading kickoff day in Seward County. County staff said the library expects performers and community booths on June 2; staff said the library reported more than 400 attendees last year, about 300 of whom were children. The motion to adopt the proclamation was moved and seconded and was approved by voice vote (show of right hands) during the meeting.
The board approved a contract with Macaulay and Associates for 2026. The motion to approve the Macaulay and Associates contract passed on a recorded show-of-hands vote noted in the minutes as 5-0.
The commission granted a conditional use permit (CU2025-01) to allow a recreational vehicle park on a tract zoned AG (agricultural) in the Kismet area. The applicant proposed five hookups initially with a possible future expansion to as many as 15 sites; commissioners were told a state permit for public water will be required before larger expansions and that an amendment or new conditional use permit would be needed for a significant increase. The conditional use permit motion carried by show of hands (vote recorded as 5-0).
The board approved an EMS building exterior repairs bid package: county staff recommended Maestro Concrete’s bid of $5,600 to be paid from ARPA funds to remove and replace damaged concrete, remove a tree stump, and add an ADA ramp. The motion passed by recorded show-of-hands vote described in the meeting as 5-0.
Other routine items — including approval of the meeting agenda and the consent agenda — were moved and seconded and approved by show of hands. The meeting adjourned by motion at the end of the session.
Votes and outcomes (as recorded during the meeting):
- Approve agenda: motion by Commissioner Abbott; second by Commissioner Stanton; outcome: approved by show of hands (specific tally not specified in the record).
- Approve consent agenda: motion by Commissioner Abbott; second by Commissioner Fuller; outcome: approved by show of hands (specific tally not specified in the record).
- Summer reading proclamation (proclaim June 2, 2025 summer reading kickoff day): mover not specified in record; second: Commissioner Ford (recorded); outcome: approved by show of hands (vote not separately tallied in minutes).
- Approve Macaulay and Associates contract for 2026: mover and seconder recorded; outcome: approved (vote recorded as 5-0).
- Conditional Use Permit CU2025-01 (allow RV park at 12549 Road U / 12068 Road V, Kismet): motion by Commissioner Abbott; second: recorded; outcome: approved (vote recorded as 5-0).
- Maestro Concrete bid for EMS upgrades ($5,600 from ARPA funds): motion by Commissioner Abbott; second by Commissioner Fuller; outcome: approved (vote recorded as 5-0).
Notes: When the meeting recorded specific tallies it listed 5-0 for those votes; for some procedural approvals the minutes recorded only a voice/show-of-hands approval without a numeric tally. The commission took no executive session and adjourned at the end of the regular meeting.
