Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
The Kimball County Commissioner accepted the resignation/retirement of highway superintendent Randy Bymer on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Bymer has served in the superintendent capacity for five years and will retire effective Dec. 27. After a review of the job description, the county will begin the search for a new road superintendent.
In other business at the meeting, discussion centered on filling a vacancy on the Kimball County Visitors Committee and seeking a person to fill an at-large position to represent the county on the City/County Park and Recreation Board. The board is seeking applicants for the Park and Rec Board.
Angie Haun was appointed to fill the vacancy on the visitor committee.
Other items up for action included the approval to move the next commissioners meeting to Nov. 7 due to the general election being on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
In other road department business, graveling is continuing in the southern part of the county and will soon move to southeast of Bushnell. Due to the extreme dry conditions and dusty roads, Z&S Construction will be spraying production water on Road 42 by the beet dump to control some of the dust.
The theft of road signs in the county was discovered as they were stuck in a hay stack. Even though they are stolen and a report was made, it is almost impossible to determine who is responsible. Unfortunately, the county is having trouble figuring out where they all came from. Some of the signs appear to be from Colorado.
The commissioners approved the state bid purchase of a Ford Explorer for the Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s new Explorer was budgeted for the 2024-25 year and will be financed through the NACO lease purchase program.
Concern for the winterization and upkeep of the former Kimball County Hospital was reviewed and discussed. The building has been showed a few times and there is interest in the building by a potential buyer, according to the county.
Finally, KCTS investigated the recommendation from the KCTS Advisory Board to approve establishing a line of credit at a local bank to cover shortfalls in the Transit Service Fund while waiting on grant reimbursements. The board continues to research other alternatives to a line of credit. Area transits are subject to the identical problem with reimbursements from the state.
The next country commissioner meeting will be 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7.