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Commission delegates culvert approvals, votes to end 'bean' composting program and weighs excavator lease
Summary
Board voted to let the public works director approve culvert permits, agreed to terminate the transfer-station 'bean' composting program amid KDHE compliance and cost concerns, and directed staff to solicit local bank bids before proceeding with a proposed excavator lease-purchase.
At the March 27 meeting the Bourbon County commission approved a procedural change allowing the public works director to process culvert applications without requiring routine board approval and moved to end a loss-making 'bean' composting program at the county transfer station.
Culvert permits: Staff explained permit fees are assessed after work is complete because final material needs (gravel, length of pipe) vary by site. After a discussion about internal controls and check-and-balance procedures, Commissioner David Beerbower moved to allow the public works director to handle culvert…
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