Votes at a glance: Crawford County approves Arma street vacation, jail generator financing and solid-waste plan

The Crawford County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions at its March 6 meeting in Girard. The board voted unanimously on multiple items, all recorded as Yeas: Commissioners Moody, Wood and Blair.

Key actions: - Resolution #2026-012 (motion 26-112): Adopted to close and vacate South Street, a portion of Kane Street and an alley in Martin Kane’s 2nd Addition, City of Arma, Kansas. Vote: Yeas — Commissioners Bruce Blair, Tom Moody, Carl Wood (3-0). - Resolution #2026-011 (motion 26-114): Authorized a lease-purchase financing transaction with Labette Bank to finance a generator for the county jail; interest rate noted in the presentation as 3.75%. Vote: Yeas — Blair, Moody, Wood (3-0). Commissioner Carl Wood asked to review the purchase bid. - Motion 26-115: Approved the annual review of the Crawford County Solid Waste Management Plan, based on a report from Triad Environmental Services and a February 19 Solid Waste Committee meeting. Vote: Yeas — Blair, Moody, Wood (3-0). Officials reiterated monthly resident drop-off days and landfill rules. - Motion 26-109: Earlier in the session the board approved the consent agenda (including approval of March 3 minutes and prior vouchers). Vote recorded as Yeas — Moody, Wood, Blair (3-0).

No formal vote was taken on a request from Shasta Power to lift or exempt the county solar moratorium; company representatives presented survey results and said they planned to return on March 26. The board recessed to an executive session later in the meeting to discuss non-elected personnel and reconvened with no additional formal actions recorded.