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Crawford County commissioners approve licenses and ARPA drawdown; hold multiple executive sessions
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda and issued two cereal malt beverage licenses for Lakeview Cafe, approved an April ARPA drawdown, heard that roughly $7.1M of ARPA funds have been spent with about $300,000 remaining, held several executive sessions related to EMS and legal counsel, and adjourned at 11:44 AM.
The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on April 21 approved routine business including the consent agenda, two cereal malt beverage licenses for Lisa Goff d/b/a Lakeview Cafe, and an April ARPA drawdown request.
On motion (26-201) Commissioner Tom Moody moved and Commissioner Carl Wood seconded approval of the consent agenda, which included approval of April 17, 2026 minutes; the motion prevailed with Commissioners Moody and Wood recorded as yeas and Commissioner Blair absent. County Clerk Lisa Lusker presented a list of motions for signing and record-keeping, including several executive-session motions and proposed resolutions.
Lusker presented two 2026 cereal malt beverage licenses for Lisa Goff, Lakeview Cafe, at 2 W Lake Rd, Farlington; with no objections, the board approved issuance on motion (26-204) moved by Commissioner Moody and seconded by Commissioner Wood (Yeas: Commissioners Moody and Wood; Commissioner Blair absent).
The board approved an ARPA drawdown request (motion 26-205) after Lusker described the request. County Counselor Jim Emerson reported that the county’s 2025 ARPA reporting shows about $7.1 million has been spent to date with approximately $300,000 remaining; Emerson said final reporting will be completed next year.
The board recessed into multiple closed executive sessions during the meeting to discuss EMS interviews and related attorney–client matters under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1) and (b)(2). The sessions were announced in open session and the board reconvened each time with no formal action disclosed.
Commissioner Tom Moody reported completion of a nuisance-property cleanup on Highway 160 and thanked KDHE, Road & Bridge crews and Zoning Administrator May Smith; he added the tire recycling invoice from Chaplin Tire Recycling was lower than anticipated. The meeting concluded with announcements about upcoming meetings (April 28 work session with Bukaty; April 22 city/county meeting in Pittsburg; April 23–24 KCCA conference) and adjourned at 11:44 AM on a motion by Commissioner Moody and seconded by Commissioner Wood.
Votes recorded in the minutes consistently show Commissioners Tom Moody and Carl Wood as the recorded yeas on items approved in open session; Commissioner Blair is recorded as absent for several votes.