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Bear Creek fire station addition solicitation tabled pending auditor guidance
Summary
The BOCC tabled solicitation of bids for a proposed building addition at the Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department after the district attorney said auditors must weigh in on using county funds for construction on private property. The fire department representative cited precedents in other counties.
Lori Overton, representing the Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, asked the Kay County Board of County Commissioners to solicit bids for a building addition at the department’s south end. Overton said she "had spoken with other counties and fire departments that had been allowed to do this," and urged the board to move forward with solicitation.
Commissioner Shane Jones raised concerns about the use of county funds for construction on private property, asking who owned comparable properties in other counties. District Attorney Brian Hermanson described the situation as "an unusual situation" and said auditors had not yet responded to inquiries. The BOCC voted to table the solicitation pending a response from the auditors, leaving ownership and funding questions unresolved.
