Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
178 Veterans Now Being Served In County
The Kimball County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, Feb. 1.
First on the agenda was County Road Superintendent Randy Bymer. He informed the commissioners that he set March 1 at 9:15 a.m. for the public hearing for the 1/6 Year Road Plan.
Then Bymer reviewed and answered questions about the future chip seal project on county roads. To chip seal, one mile of a paved county road will cost about $26,000, including rock, contract labor, oil and hauling. The county has about 13 miles of paved roads. Chip sealing adds about 4-5 years to the life span of the road.
The commissioners discussed and approved chip sealing for seven miles of roads this year, including Highway 71 north and four miles south of Dix.
The remaining six miles of county roads are planned for next year. Bymer said that these seven miles of road would be put on the 1/6 Year plan. August 2022 is the projected date for the chip sealing to be done.
County Veterans Service Office assistant Darcee Wheeland provided an update on the Veterans Service Office. In December, the office added three new veterans, resulting in 178 veterans being served in Kimball County.
Sheila Newell, county zoning administrator, did not appear before the commissioner but submitted a written report.
Newell’s report explained that “The second session of the Nebraska Legislative introduced 592 bills this year. There are 490 carryover bills from last year’s session. This is considered the short session with 60 days ending April 20, 2022.”
Newell is following these bills: LB695 (permits and zoning exceptions for delinquent property taxpayers), LB 755 (prohibits land disposal of wind turbines blades and components), LB 806 (drainage of land by the landowner), LB840 (publication and rates for legal notices), LB1026 (adopts the Unlawful Covenant Modification Act), LB1135 (changes provision relating to conservation or preservation easements), and LB1056 (provides for regulation of industrial wind turbines by counties).
The next commissioners meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 15.