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Benton County supervisors approve agenda, EMS claims, land‑use change and donation from lost funds
Summary
At its Nov. 14 meeting the Benton County Board of Supervisors approved the meeting agenda and multiple EMS claims, authorized a donation from county 'lost funds' to a local fire department, and granted a land‑use change to allow a single‑family dwelling on property north of Belle Plaine.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors voted on several routine and substantive items during its Nov. 14 meeting, approving the agenda, a package of emergency‑medical‑service claims, a donation drawn from county 'lost funds' for a local fire department, and a land‑use change for property north of Belle Plaine.
A motion to adopt the meeting agenda passed on a verbal vote after a member moved to take up the motion from Wendy Sellers, as recorded. The board then considered EMS claims for local ambulance and first‑responder providers; multiple line items were read into the record (North Benton Ambulance, Keystone First Responders, Wofford, Veil Plain Area Ambulance) and the board voted verbally in favor of payment.
Supervisors discussed and approved a resolution to permit a gift from the county's "lost funds" to a local fire department (the record alternately refers to Mammoth and Van Horn). The fund total was read as $35,828.27. The motion in the record referred to a 10% gift from the lost funds, but the transcript also includes an inconsistent reference to 7% and a dollar figure of $3,005.82; the board approved the motion as presented.
On land use, the board voted to approve a request by Matt and Michelle Friedman to convert roughly 2 acres of a 7.04‑acre parcel in Section 17 of Iowa Township, about 1 mile north of Belle Plaine, for a single‑family dwelling. County staff reported the parcel's soil quality, nearby land uses, required septic permitting, and that driveway access had been reviewed and approved by the secondary roads department. Six adjacent property owners received notification; one written comment from Dan and Joe Blanchard was recorded in support.
Finally, supervisors moved into a closed session under the cited agenda code to discuss litigation strategy.
What the board approved (at a glance) - Agenda: approved on motion and verbal vote. - EMS claims: multiple provider invoices read; approved on verbal vote. - Lost funds donation: motion to approve a gift from lost funds (fund total $35,828.27); approved. Transcript contains inconsistent percentage/dollar references (10% vs. 7% / $3,005.82). - Land‑use change: approved for Matt and Michelle Friedman to allow a single‑family dwelling on ~2 acres of a 7.04‑acre parcel north of Belle Plaine. - Closed session: board voted to enter closed session to discuss litigation strategy.
The meeting record shows several routine approvals and two items with substantive public interest: the land‑use change affecting rural residential development, and the allocation of county 'lost funds' to a fire department. The board did not record detailed roll‑call tallies in the transcript; votes were recorded verbally as 'aye' in the audio transcript.
