Friday, November 23, 2012

County Commission November 19, 2012

County Commission Nov 19, 2012
Commissioners Johnson and Lewis present.

Action on the agreement with Blake Robinson for Dec 12 , 2012and the year 2013 to serve on the dndigent defense panel was approved.

Cheryl Collins, Museum Director, said that there would be an organizational meeting concerning the Freedom’s Frontier Heritage area. The discussion will include ideas concerning what we might suggest locally in preparation for PR "from the top".

Greg Eyestone discussed fall lawn care - soil testing and fertilizing.

Rich Vargo explained the handling of provisional ballots. He said 50 to 70 percent of provisional ballots cast were determined to be valid. He said that the envelope that provisional ballots go into (the ones that one signs) includes a voter registration so that, for the next election, the person is registered.

Eileen King talked about the new drivers' license location east of town on the south side of Highway 24. It is in the shopping center that includes Ramblers, near Dick Edwards Ford. It will have more room and be able to handling motorcycle road testing nearby.. Hours will be Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Ginny Bernard, Riley County Extension Agent gave advice for cooking turkey this Thanksgiving.

Only one bid was submitted for the Lakeside Sewer Benefit District. It was higher than the engineers’ estimate. Bid was sent to staff for evaluation.


Julie Merklin observer

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