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Barry County commissioners approve TNR grant, dam repairs and parks chipper cost-share
Summary
At the Sept. 2, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Barry County Board of Commissioners recommended accepting a $10,000 TNR grant, authorized up to $6,000 in Podunk Lake dam repairs and approved a $17,636 parks chipper cost-share (7–1). Commissioners also heard a conservation-district report and public comments on county services.
The Barry County Board of Commissioners, meeting as the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 2, 2025, recommended several administrative and capital actions and heard reports from the Barry Conservation District and public commenters.
The board voted to recommend acceptance of a $10,000 Trap-Neuter-Return grant from Two Seven Oh Inc. to support the county animal-shelter TNR program (moved by Commissioner Marsha Bassett; supported by Commissioner Jon Smelker). The motion carried unanimously.
The board also recommended up to $6,000 for repairs to the Podunk Lake dam structure following a request from Drain Commissioner Jim Dull (motion by Commissioner Bob Teunessen; supported by Commissioner Jon Smelker). That motion carried unanimously.
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