Board of County Commissioners
Julie Merklin observer

Johnson and McCulloh present

It was a fairly short meeting.
Rod Meredith Asst. Public Works Director/Parks director presented an update on park projects and priorities.
He said progress continues on Rocky Ford. Final enhancements proposed include putting limestone on the landing at the bottom of the stairs. This will make it look more attractive. They are checking on using solar lights.
Pottorf Hall has cracks in the wall which will have to be fixed and also mudjacking needs to done again. This seems to be a continuing issue every few years. They are searching for someone to do that work
Other projects that continue include installing the disk golf baskets and working on the dog park, both at Fairmont Park..
During the press conference Jerry Haug said that the replacement of the bearings on the Fancy Creek Bridge will cause some intermittent traffic delays of 15 minutes or so.
Lori Feldkamp from Big Lakes Development Center told the commission that there has been a cut in funds of $300,000 which is 4% of their budget. So far there have been no cuts to services to clients but there have been 9 staff positions lost through attrition. Meanwhile the state- wide waiting list for services grows.
Susan Kufahl from Public Health Dept. said that as of now the H1N1 virus is looking less deadly that was feared. It should require only 1 shot of the vaccine. When it will be available is still not known for sure.