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Carroll County supervisors approve shared drainage assessment, pass payables; deny public defender lease, approve fireworks permit
Summary
At its May 28 meeting, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors approved a 10.1% assessment on a jointly managed drain with Greene County to fund tile repairs, authorized the week''s payables, denied renewal of a low-rent state public defender lease, and approved a July fireworks permit for property in Glidden.
Carroll County Board of Supervisors on May 28 approved a 10.1% assessment on a drainage district shared with Greene County, authorized the county's payables for the period, voted not to renew a long-standing low-rent lease for a state public defender office space, and granted a fireworks permit for a July event in Glidden.
The assessments motion covered the county's share of repairs to a jointly managed drain (Carroll County Drain 86 / Greene County Drain 150). Supervisors said Greene County planned to approve the companion assessment and asked Carroll County to mirror the action so work could proceed. The board approved the 10.1% assessment by voice vote.
The assessment funds are intended to repair a 16-inch tile in the drainage district. County discussion noted only a small number of parcels in Carroll County lie inside the affected drainage district. A supervisor reported the assessment would "raise about" an amount on the Carroll County side and a separate amount on Greene County's side; those estimates were described in the meeting as approximate and not specified precisely in the record.
In other business the board approved the county payables for the period. The meeting record includes a dollar figure that is unclear in the transcript; the board moved and approved the payables by voice vote. The transcript indicates large payments to road/construction contractors were among the disbursements but does not provide a definitive, unambiguous total in the record.
The board considered renewal of a long-standing lease that provided space, for $120 per year, to the state public defender. Supervisors said the county has not had an on-site public defender present since a remodel, the basement rooms intended for lease require repairs, and the public defender position previously housed there had been vacated. The board voted to deny renewal of the lease; members asked county staff to inform the state public defender's office that the county would consider accommodating them in the future once they have a replacement attorney and the county has repaired the intended space.
The board also approved a fireworks display permit for Bruce and Linda Nelson for a July event at 28531 Highway 30 in Glidden. The motion to grant the permit passed by voice vote.
Supervisors received routine manure management updates for several feedlot sites and heard committee reports, including updates on childcare facility electrical concerns, an opioid-related contract nearing finalization, and recent community roundtables. Board members also announced an upcoming public hearing related to a property vacation (Bont Whelan survey) at a future meeting.
Votes at a glance - Drainage assessment (Carroll Drain 86 / Greene Drain 150): motion to approve 10.1% assessment; outcome: approved by voice vote; mover/second not specified in transcript; vote recorded as "aye" by the board. - Payables: motion to approve payables (transcript includes ambiguous numeric string); outcome: approved by voice vote; mover/second not specified in transcript. - State public defender lease (renewal): motion to deny renewal/consideration of lease; outcome: denied; mover/second not specified; board instructed staff to notify the public defender's office and consider future accommodation after space/placement is resolved. - Fireworks permit (Bruce and Linda Nelson, 28531 Highway 30, Glidden): motion to approve; outcome: approved by voice vote.
The board did not adopt new policies related to the public defender office or drainage beyond the assessment authorization; follow-up work will include coordinating with Greene County on the shared drain and scheduling repairs to the county basement space if and when the public defender seeks occupancy.
Community members and staff provided several committee updates during the meeting, including concerns about electrical upgrades and childcare building costs, and progress on opioid response contracts. The board adjourned after announcing the upcoming public hearing on the Bont Whelan property vacation survey.
