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Saline County praises road crews, hires new public works staff and reopens warming center during winter storms
Summary
At the Feb. 24 Quorum Court meeting, officials commended the road department for storm response, announced the hiring of Darren Robertson as public works staff, and said the county warming center has served more than 85 people during recent cold snaps.
Saline County officials on Feb. 24 thanked road crews and emergency responders for handling multiple sub-freezing weather events, announced the hiring of Darren Robertson in public works and said the county's warming center has sheltered more than 85 people since it first opened this winter.
A court member praised the county roads department for clearing local roads after a storm, saying crews worked through the night and had roads cleared on routes connecting to Highway 35 by the following morning. "Fantastic job," the speaker said, adding an approximate county road mileage figure of "around 800 something" as the scope of the department's responsibilities; the speaker did not provide an exact mileage.
A separate update from a county staff member said Darren Robertson was hired and that Feb. 24 was his first day in the public works role. The staff member also said the county met with Garver following submission of a request for qualifications (RFQ) and that the county will move to the next step in that selection process; the RFQ relates to planning board rules and regulations to be developed for the county.
Officials highlighted differences between the recent weather events and earlier storms and praised the work of the Office of Emergency Management, 911 communications staff and the Saline County Sheriff's Office. The staff member said the warming center opening this winter was the county's third time providing the facility and that the county has now seen "over 85 people" use the warming center since the first opening.
"Look, this isn't something we're doing just to be nice. This is a duty that we do because we serve people, as people of this community, who otherwise would die in these type of conditions," the staff member said.
The transcript does not specify the exact address or capacity of the warming center, the staffing model, or whether additional county funds were allocated for the response during this meeting.
County business concluded with a motion to adjourn.
