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Dawes County commissioners approve event permit, accept predator control resignation and appoint veterans board member
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Summary
At their May 27 meeting, Dawes County commissioners approved a Special Designated License for a June event at Chadron State Park, accepted the resignation of Predator Control Officer Casey Bach, appointed Barb Reed to the Veterans Board and directed staff to correct an inheritance tax posting and draft a lodging‑tax compliance letter.
Chairman Vic Rivera and Commissioner Walter Juhlin approved a slate of routine actions at the Dawes County Board of Commissioners meeting on May 27, 2025, including authorization for a weekend event at Chadron State Park and several administrative directives.
The board voted to grant a Special Designated License to Niobrara Valley Vineyards for an event scheduled at Chadron State Park on June 13–14, 2025. Commissioner Walter Juhlin moved to approve the SDL and directed the chairman to sign the approval; the motion passed on a 2–0 roll call (Ayes: Juhlin, Rivera). The board took no additional permitting conditions during the meeting.
The commissioners accepted the resignation of Predator Control Officer Casey Bach, effective June 4, 2025, and directed staff to advertise for the vacant position. Juhlin made the motion, Rivera seconded and the motion carried 2–0.
The board approved the appointment of Barb Reed to the Dawes County Veterans Board after the Veterans Board submitted her name for consideration. The motion to appoint Reed passed unanimously (Ayes: Rivera and Juhlin).
Treasurer Sam Wellnitz notified the board of a clerical posting error in which an inheritance tax receipt was posted to the inheritance fund rather than the tentative inheritance fund. The board directed the treasurer to correct the entry and move the funds back to tentative status.
Kerri Rempp, tourism director, told commissioners she believes some area lodging businesses are not collecting required lodging taxes. Commissioners directed Deputy County Attorney Adam Edmund to draft a formal letter to area businesses about lodging‑tax collection.
During board business the commissioners reviewed road and department reports from Highway Superintendent Wade Yada. Yada reported crews were blading and hauling rock on Davenport Road, working on Beaver Valley Road, had finished work on Marsland Cemetery Road and planned work on Pepper Creek and Nixon Roads; District 3 crews continued work on Squaw Creek Road and the crusher is operational. The board also authorized the Roads Department to advertise for part‑time summer help and noted that official road‑work mileage will be reported at the next meeting.
The board approved corrections to the May 13 minutes—amending a road name to Squaw Creek Road and updating the crack‑sealing project bid to $162,125.00—and approved claims and departmental fee/mileage reports by general consent. Multiple claims were audited and allowed (full claims list recorded in meeting materials).
The board held two brief executive sessions—one at 9:31 A.M. for a legal matter and another at 10:09 A.M. for personnel—and reconvened both times without taking formal action. Commissioners worked on the Commissioner and Predator Control budgets after the personnel session.
The meeting adjourned at 11:07 A.M.; the board scheduled the next Board of Equalization meeting for June 10, 2025 at 9:00 A.M., followed by the commissioner meeting at approximately 9:20 A.M. The meeting agenda will close at noon on June 5, 2025.