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Road and Bridge supervisor proposes consolidating lake meters to eliminate duplicate minimum charges

Pratt County Board of Commissioners · March 16, 2026
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Summary

Doug Freund proposed consolidating about 10–11 individual meters at the county lake into a single central meter to avoid multiple minimum monthly charges; commissioners approved $6,583.22 from the Lake budget for the work, vote 3-0.

Doug Freund, Road and Bridge and Lake Supervisor, told the commissioners that the lake currently has roughly 10–11 separate meters, each of which triggers a minimum monthly charge even during low winter usage. He proposed consolidating those into a single central meter to reduce ongoing costs.

The Board approved a motion giving Freund authority to consolidate the meters at a cost of $6,583.22 to be paid from the Lake budget. Commissioner Rick Shriver moved the motion, Commissioner Thomas W. Jones III seconded, and the motion passed 3-0.