Greene County commissioners approve road vacation, contracts and opioid-fund travel; resident urges state action on drainage

The Greene County Board of Commissioners voted on a series of routine and project-specific items at a regular meeting, approving a petition to vacate part of East Stacker Road, several contracts and a renovation addendum, and a request to use opioid-settlement funds for staff travel to a national treatment-court conference.

The board suspended its regular meeting for a public hearing on vacating a portion of East Stacker Road after petitioner Mark Lewismore asked the board to approve vacating the unused segment so he could farm across it. "It's just a road to nowhere, and it's been nowhere from for years," Lewismore said. Commissioners said the road and its bridge had not been used for years and raised safety concerns; after discussion the board moved, seconded and approved the vacation as presented.

The meeting included approval of an annual agreement with WTH to manage parcel splits and mapping for property transfers; auditors said the updated agreement allows an easier annual renewal. The board also approved a quoted HVAC control system for the county jail but recorded that final payment depends on the county council approving the appropriation. Chair stated the HVAC purchase would…