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Williams County commissioners approve speed‑limit change, sealed‑bid sale and revoke liquor license in December meeting
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Williams County Board approved several routine and substantive actions: setting a 35 mph limit on a stretch of County Road 1A, authorizing a sealed‑bid sale of a tax‑foreclosed property, forwarding a $139,641 Sherp vehicle request to the 1% committee, and denying a liquor license for failure to meet inspection/application requirements. Several appointments were also made.
The Williams County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 17 approved a cluster of administrative and policy motions, including a local speed‑limit change, a sealed‑bid property sale, and the denial of a liquor license for failure to submit required inspection and application materials.
A motion to set the speed limit on County Road 1A to 35 miles per hour between a point just north of a residence on the hill and Highway 2 — a stretch commissioners discussed as roughly two to 2.25 miles — passed after commissioners refined the start and end points and approved an amendment specifying 2.25 miles. The change was prompted by a resident complaint about heavy truck traffic and concerns about vehicle speeds on the hill and curve leading down to Highway 2.
The board also voted to offer a tax‑foreclosed property for sale by sealed bids under the cited local ordinance after the city of Tioga declined to acquire the lot, reportedly because of cleanup costs tied to a dilapidated house. County staff said the original minimum bid from the tax foreclosure would remain the sealed‑bid minimum and reminded commissioners the county has in the past sold similar properties to municipalities for nominal sums when appropriate.
Sheriff Quandey asked the commission to approve forwarding a proposal to the county’s 1% (sales tax) committee to upgrade an all‑terrain Sherp vehicle. The department would trade in a Sherp Pro and pay roughly $139,641 after trade and equipment for a Sherp N 1200 that includes air conditioning and a dedicated trailer for transport. Commissioners approved the request and will present it to the sales‑tax committee for funding consideration.
On licensing, county staff reported that Fastlane 29 (29 Mile Bar) failed to return a fire inspection and liquor‑license application by the deadline. Dwayne Winter, Williams County fire inspector, recommended denying the establishment’s liquor license effective midnight Dec. 31. Commissioners approved denying the license and directed staff to prepare a written notice; Sheriff Quandey said he preferred to serve the notice to ensure proof of service.
Appointments and administrative items also advanced. Bill Sheldon was appointed to the Water Resource District Board for the term beginning Jan. 2025. The commission accepted the resignation of the county coroner, appointed Kurt Beatty to serve as coroner effective Jan. 1, 2025, and designated Fulkerson Funeral Home as the county morgue for calendar year 2025. Commissioners approved canceling the Dec. 27 regular meeting and designating Christmas Eve as a holiday beginning at noon, with usual departmental staffing exceptions.
All motions taken during the meeting were carried on roll call votes unless noted. Staff will draft the required notices and bring the Sherp vehicle funding request to the 1% committee for further review.
