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Residents ask board to consider hauling rock and composting; supervisors discuss ordinance recodification and conservation internet
Summary
During public comment on May 19, Audubon County residents questioned whether the county should buy semis to haul rock and discussed a potential compost plant; the board also received updates on ordinance recodification, conservation fiber backorders and declined county email accounts for non-employees.
During the public comment period of the May 19 meeting, members of the public asked the Audubon County Board of Supervisors whether the county had considered buying semi-trucks to haul rock for Secondary Roads rather than contracting hauling services. Supervisors discussed the pros and cons of owning equipment and hiring additional staff versus continuing to contract hauling but recorded no formal action or direction on the matter.
Chairman Kent Grabill updated the board on the county ordinance recodification work. Simmering Corey is awaiting a DNR response on the floodplain section and the recodification team is looking into adding a vicious dog section before finalizing the ordinances.
A potential compost plant in Audubon County was raised by a member of the public and discussed by supervisors; the minutes record discussion but no decision or referral to staff was documented.
IT Director Ben Linde reported that a Conservation Board member had asked whether the county would provide county email accounts to non-employees; supervisors expressed concern about security risks and expense and were not in favor of providing county email accounts. Linde also reported that some Conservation fiber internet equipment is in but many items remain on backorder until late June.
Snow Fox Discovery requested to present to the board at the June 23 meeting at 11:00 a.m., and supervisors noted upcoming interagency meetings and scheduled administrative follow-ups. The public raised issues but the board’s formal actions at the meeting focused on personnel, contracts and claims rather than adopting new policy on hauling or composting.
