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6.30 PM, Monday, May 11th, meeting of the Planning and Development Committee. Dale, would you like to start us off with a word of prayer?

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Certainly. Definitely, Father, we come to you tonight to thank you for all the blessings. Thank you for bringing this group of people together tonight to discuss important Stevenson County business.

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and please guide us as we make decisions and have discussions about current businesses.

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And thank you Jesus for the love. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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Thank you very much. Approval of Agenda. Any additions or corrections?

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Move to approve.

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We have a motion.

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Second.

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Second. All in favor?

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Aye.

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Motion carries.

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Next we have Approval of Claims. This evening we have claims totaling $1,872.50 and mostly

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of necessity. So moved. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? With

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that we have public comment. Minutes. Did I miss something? Minutes please. Oh I skipped

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the minutes. I thought I did that. Sorry. We'll have the meeting minutes from April 26th.

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Move to approve. Second. Motion in a second. All those in favor? Aye. That motion carries

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as well. Thank you very much. Now we'll go to public comment. And if you would just come

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here when we're speaking, state your name, if there's any. Ms. Bolton-Field. Anybody

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you can come up and speak one at a time.

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You get three minutes.

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Three minutes, one at a time.

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Yep.

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How are you, Goff?

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Thank you.

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You're welcome.

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We'll start the day.

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So, excuse me for feeling a little nervous

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and not really comfortable with public speaking,

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but I-

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Say your name, excuse me.

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Oh yeah, it's Kevin Sokup.

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I live north of town on Fairview Road.

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So I became aware of an operation,

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stone quarry that used to be owned by Ken Schielen last year that was sold to Zach Jeffery.

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And I didn't know that Zach Jeffery was planning on operating that quarry as anything other than

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a stone and gravel quarry. I had heard that he was going to start operating it as a concrete and

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and DAS fault recycling operation, which kind of surprised me because they didn't think

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that same thing as harvesting gravel and selling it.

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So I scheduled a meeting with Beth, Stevens County Zoning Commissioner to ask her about

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it.

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She told me that the only thing that Zach was going to be able to do at that quarry

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was harvest and crush and sell graphing that she was not even aware that the concrete

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and asphalt recycling operation was in the works. So I assumed that that was correct and I assumed

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that that thought that was correct also. I have no reason to doubt otherwise. So in the in the time

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Since then, it's become evident that he's going to be allowed to recycle asphalt and concrete.

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And last year, he was having asphalt and concrete dumped at his site in preparation of recycling it,

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not as dumping it, not using it as filth, but in preparation of recycling it.

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Brandt. And I was also aware that at that time, he did not have a certificate in occupancy.

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So in my mind, if you're dumping materials in preparation of operating that quarry for

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that purpose, that's operating the quarry without proper permitting. On March 9th, during

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on the, oh wait, January 20th.

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Let me back up a little further.

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1974, April, 1974, the then acting commissioner,

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zoning commissioner issued a zoning,

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a violation of zoning ordinances to Ken Shealy

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and said that there's a big list

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that's really hard to meet.

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If you meet the conditions of the cup,

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which there were two of,

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One was, plant a row of trees and build a fence.

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And then we'll give you a certificate of occupancy.

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He never in the 50 years that he owned that planted those trees or built that

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fence and that occupancy certificate has not yet been awarded.

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So he was operating that quarry in my opinion, illegally that whole time.

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You need both according to the Stevenson County ordinances in order to operate.

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Scott, and. That's your time, sir. That's your minutes. Yes, sir. I'll be back. Sorry about that.

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Anyone else? If I should.

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I'm Karen Rivers. The first I spoke was only Director Beth Hennie Williams, the end of April,

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William said that he was not allowed to conduct any aggregate activities, including the removal

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of rock or gravel out of the quarry.

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About a month later, she said he could remove rock.

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At the August 25 PND meeting, Mr. Sokov and I both spoke, referenced our continued concerns

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as Mr. Jeffrey had expanded his activities involving the quarry.

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He has since been in violation of numerous EPA and county regulations and has been cited

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a number of times by the EPA, but has continued to operate.

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I've expressed my concerns for our neighborhood's health, safety, environment, multiple times

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at county meetings regarding Mr. Jeffries ongoing activities for nigh on a year now.

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At last month's PND meeting, I spoke in part of concerns with his 24 seven nonstop, unattended

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two and a half straight weeks of burning.

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At times the heavy smoke lingered throughout the neighborhood.

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People with asthma, allergies, COPD,

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and other health issues are at great risk

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due to his assorted actions.

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The day after the April 6th meeting,

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Mrs. Williams began working on a new county ordinance

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as it was learned a portion required updating

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due to a change in state law.

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There are numerous questions regarding the changes

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as it appears the health risks will intensify,

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will be intensified for neighborhoods

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if improved without additional prohibitions

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or exceptions being added to 224-6.

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The addition of business owners is very vague

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and concerning for us should any owner of the quarry

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at 466 West Fairview obtain Secretary of State approval

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in the future.

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Our citizens were not informed of the perspective changes

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and the new ordinance.

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had FOIA has not been done in the past month.

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We would not have known why the secrecy.

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There is no info stating exactly which ordinances

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or parts of ordinances are in conflict and will be replaced.

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I'd like to request an open meeting

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with discussion being allowed

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prior to the probable approval in two days

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at the administrative meeting.

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Just citizens speaking of concerns for three minutes

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and not allowed to ask questions to obtain answers

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isn't sufficient. Mr. Jeffrey has owned the quarry for approximately two years and has

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been operating without compliance, nor an occupancy permit and abiding by its requirements

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for a year now. On September 29th of 25, Ms. Williams told me she'd again tell Mr. Jeffrey

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he was required to build a fence. On November 6th of 25, she stated Mr. Jeffrey was issued

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Defense Permit, and needed to start building by November 30th or he cannot look for him.

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I invite you all again, please come out and look for yourselves in person.

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I'm Carl Kastney and back in the early 90s, my wife and I built a house in Oakley Glen,

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and we were totally unaware of a gravel pit there, but there was nothing going on.

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It was completely abandoned and we never were worried about any concerns there.

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and the thought now and even last summer we saw truck after truck after truck

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falling concrete up to the pit there and the thought of crushing that in the

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noise that that provides and it's quite quite a bit of noise would be very

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pretty breaking down our neighborhood I think and if you think about where our

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Our homes are probably some of the higher priced property taxes that we pay and if you

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add more homes within a pretty easy area, probably a hundred homes that would be significantly

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and David.

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Thank you.

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significantly driven by that noise.

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It would be not, it would not be good for the county to find property loss that

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we're going to see over a period of time as people aren't going to be able to sell

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their homes with the noise that's going on there.

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And I think as a county, we would lose a lot of that income and need to do a

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better job of managing that than I think what we are.

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My name is Carl Chris, live on 542 Fairview Road and we moved there about six years ago

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and the board was said not to be active and we didn't know none of this was going on and

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we just worry about water and noise and pushing, we'd rather have smack dab in front of it.

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200 feet, it's right there.

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So there was concern about air quality and water quality

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and for everybody in here, again,

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it's going to attract all of them.

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So that's all I can say.

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Start my clock now.

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My name is Jack Sosnowski,

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530 Delmar Drive in Freeport, Illinois.

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I want to add to what Kevin started

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and was rudely cut off when his three minutes expired.

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One thing that during the March 9th meeting

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as we were sitting here,

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Mr. Steve asked a very specific question to Beth

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and that was where are the trees?

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What is the timing of the trees and the fence?

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And Beth repeated 45 days from when is the question

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because it's been 45 days.

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The second thing is within a mile of an operating quarry

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or asphalt recycling, real estate values drop 30%.

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I hope the County is ready for people

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within a one mile circle to come

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and ask for a reduction in taxes.

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Thank you.

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Good evening.

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My name is Karen Fletcher and I live at 489 West Fairview Road

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and the quarry address is 466 West Fairview Road.

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so it is very, very near to my home too

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that we built 20 years ago

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and we're told that that quarry was inactive

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and was never going to be used as a quarry.

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And I echo a lot of the concerns as far as well,

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water, pollution, noise, all of that.

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But I want to specifically address another ordinance

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that I understand is going to come before the committee

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or Board in the next week regarding a burning ordinance

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that is going to allow the owner of that quarry

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to burn landscape waste and who knows what else.

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I have huge concerns about allowing burning in that area

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due to the following.

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It's a very populated area of higher quality homes

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and it's detrimental to like our quality of living.

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And I have witnessed and smelled unauthorized burning

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of not only yard waste coming from there,

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but some chemical smell that is probably

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from dumped appliances that have been there

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such as refrigerators and other bold appliances.

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Concern about allowing that type of burning ordinance

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at all and allowing it to happen there is a huge concern.

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And ideally there would be no burning allowed.

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If you have to consider such,

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I ask that you restrict what may be burned

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such as only landscape waste that is specifically generated

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from the quarry and not hauled in

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and restrict when burning may be allowed,

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like one day a week and during limited hours.

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I've witnessed many times it's a beautiful day.

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Like today, I want to open my windows in my home

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and you have smell and smoke and it fumigates your home.

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And that interrupts our lives that have built our homes there

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Homes there and why we built there is because we wanted country air and farm fresh air and rolling landscape that we see.

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So I guess I'm at a loss of why the county would want to allow such burning in a people populated area of residential homes that are well kept and heavily taxed and moved there for their quiet neighborhood and country life of farm fresh county air.

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The city doesn't allow this kind of burning.

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So why should the County?

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And it's like our own little city out there.

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I'm also aware that the Greater Freeport Partnerships

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presents information and updates,

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at least to the administrative committee that meets,

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I believe this Wednesday.

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And I want to bring your attention to some other things

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that are on their website regarding their mission,

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their values.

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And they say, they emphasize quality of life.

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And they also emphasize that housing is a main attraction

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and Stevenson County.

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And being one of the most picturesque spots in Illinois,

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as the county does offer it,

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and their mission includes the words

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of enriching the fabric of Stevenson County,

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and this ordinance would not enrich our lives.

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Thank you.

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Anyone else?

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Can I go again?

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No, sir.

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Okay, thank you very much.

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Again, remind the audience that

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These are items that are on our agenda for us to be able to discuss with you and I hope

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you understood that coming here tonight.

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We do appreciate your comments and as we move forward, you know, we do have some discussion

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that will go on, but we can't address your issues at this time, but that will continue

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with our agenda.

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I'll report to the committee first, Brady, Fritz, or Perkins, sure.

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Hi, I am not Andrea. I'll kick off with that. I'm Leslie Mastriani, the Economic Development Manager with the Greater Freeport Partnership.

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Kind of had me freaked out for a minute there, but I'm okay. So I have Andrea's cheat notes, but if you want to know anything else, I can try and muddle through it.

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It's a busy time of year for her as she has a son graduating Sunday, so it's end of the year stuff needs to be covered for her.

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Employment numbers for March 2026, which are the most recent apples to apples comparison that we have.

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Stevenson County's unemployment rate is less than it was in March at 4.7% and for reports is at 4.9% which is also down from February's 5.6%.

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As has been the trend lately, there are 1,087, why did I write that?

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No, 1,097 unemployed persons in Stevenson County.

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However, there are 1,207 unique postings.

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So we have, again, more jobs than we have people to fill them. These are not, you know, fast food

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service jobs. These are jobs that pay a median salary of $32,016 an hour. So they're not

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are not menial jobs.

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They are out there.

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We are working on finding out what the disconnect is, why we can't get those that are unemployed

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into those positions that are open.

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Many of them do require, or many of the jobs that are available are in healthcare.

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do and in part to Mercy Health is doing see pretty aggressive recruiting.

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So we assume that that's one of the reasons why that health care need is so

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high construction, logistics, such as truck drivers, and then the

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manufacturing kind of rounds out the top, the top tier of the jobs that are available.

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We do work very closely with Highlands Business Institute, as well as the

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College, and with the school districts, talking with guidance counselors and saying, what can we do to keep our people here as they graduate from high school or those who are looking to, who may be under employed and want to upskill into one of these positions.

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So the jobs are there, the people not so much, we're actively

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and we meet quarterly with a larger group.

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Hadley, with the larger group, George has been at our last meeting, and trying to figure

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out with our stakeholders, with our employers, with our educators to see what we can do to

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get these positions filled and to keep people here and move them into those positions.

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I'm trying to three minutes.

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So those are my numbers for employment.

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I would rather have more jobs than people, than more people than jobs.

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It's an easier problem to solve in my mind.

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We have our future events May 21st.

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We have our Business After Hours at Park Mills Golf Course, and June 4th, Rise and Shine

00:20:55.000 --> 00:21:02.279
at Oakley Courts, and then the debut of the Center Series of Music on Chicago on June

00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:03.279
5th.

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And as members, you are more than welcome to join us on any of those events.

00:21:10.640 --> 00:21:16.440
And then a few things I want to highlight.

00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:22.359
We do have our next workforce alignment meeting, which is a continuation of the meeting that

00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:25.799
I referenced earlier, and that is on June 11th.

00:21:25.799 --> 00:21:31.640
And if you're interested in attending, just give our office a call, or you can get the

00:21:31.640 --> 00:21:37.920
information from either Chairman Helms or Georgia, and it's on our website.

00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:43.519
And so you're more than welcome to join, get more information, kind of hear where the employers

00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:54.269
are coming from as we work to align this workforce in balance.

00:21:54.269 --> 00:22:01.029
We also are hosting the Manufacturers Roundtable scheduled for May 29, a little bit excited

00:22:01.029 --> 00:22:02.029
about that.

00:22:02.029 --> 00:22:08.630
We have our DCEO or Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity representative coming

00:22:08.630 --> 00:22:13.630
to talk about a new grant program that the state is offering.

00:22:15.389 --> 00:22:20.269
Not a lot of details, but it's geared more toward,

00:22:20.269 --> 00:22:23.029
in other words, they don't have a qualified missed yet.

00:22:24.509 --> 00:22:29.509
But the state has grant funding to assist manufacturers,

00:22:31.750 --> 00:22:34.990
but that pool of money is geared more toward

00:22:34.990 --> 00:22:37.670
those very large manufacturers.

00:22:37.670 --> 00:22:58.110
and all like Sto-Antus or, you know, the, the larger, um, and it kind of leaves out our smaller manufacturers and these funds, the goal is to address their needs, um, and bypass the larger, um, folks at hand.

00:22:58.950 --> 00:23:06.569
Otherwise we're continuing to work with, um, our site selector at the state, um, marketing properties that are available.

00:23:06.569 --> 00:23:27.569
If I write no race crossing on one more RFI, I'm going to lose my mind trying to get it fully occupied and along with other properties we're working with, with Alberta's airport to do a five year economic development plan.

00:23:27.569 --> 00:23:33.569
Hope to have that wrapped up optimistically the end of June.

00:23:33.569 --> 00:23:40.329
I think there's a lot of opportunity there that can be captured and really

00:23:40.329 --> 00:23:42.329
creates some growth out in that area.

00:23:43.329 --> 00:23:48.650
Um, we are expanding the enterprise zone.

00:23:48.650 --> 00:23:54.410
Andrea is working on that, um, and more to come on that as she gets ready to

00:23:54.410 --> 00:24:03.549
finalize the paperwork to send into the state and housing as always is an issue.

00:24:03.569 --> 00:24:08.569
throughout the county as people struggle with affordability.

00:24:13.049 --> 00:24:20.099
Also availability of a good, decent, safe housing stock

00:24:22.539 --> 00:24:25.900
is always an issue and so we're working on that

00:24:25.900 --> 00:24:30.900
and we have several ideas about our upper story,

00:24:30.900 --> 00:24:35.900
upper story residential and downtown Freeport.

00:24:36.099 --> 00:24:38.059
And not just downtown Freeport,

00:24:38.059 --> 00:24:42.940
we've talked about that in Lena pre-storm.

00:24:42.940 --> 00:24:47.460
So right now that's not high on Lena's priority list

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:49.619
and building second story residential,

00:24:49.619 --> 00:24:54.619
but then we're also looking at doing some infill housing

00:24:55.139 --> 00:24:57.539
in spots throughout the county,

00:24:57.539 --> 00:25:02.220
wherever there may be a vacant lot in town,

00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:05.740
which is very efficient because the utilities

00:25:05.740 --> 00:25:10.180
are already there and that'll just help the community

00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:12.299
if we can put cities and towns in there.

00:25:13.480 --> 00:25:17.860
I think that is all I have unless you have questions.

00:25:17.860 --> 00:25:19.319
One.

00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:21.819
Question to anybody, Mark?

00:25:23.139 --> 00:25:24.099
Yes, Chairman, I do.

00:25:24.099 --> 00:25:25.779
I have a couple.

00:25:25.779 --> 00:25:29.019
when it's Andrew considering expanding the enterprise zone.

00:25:31.019 --> 00:25:33.380
If you can find out, let me know that.

00:25:33.380 --> 00:25:35.019
Yeah, I know some areas,

00:25:35.019 --> 00:25:37.180
but I can't give you a comprehensive,

00:25:37.180 --> 00:25:38.819
but I will get you one.

00:25:38.819 --> 00:25:40.819
So it's going to be contiguous.

00:25:40.819 --> 00:25:41.660
Yes.

00:25:41.660 --> 00:25:45.099
Are you able to expand it all

00:25:45.099 --> 00:25:47.360
on the infill housing initiative?

00:25:47.360 --> 00:25:48.200
Sure.

00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:49.039
More specifics.

00:25:51.700 --> 00:25:55.210
Do you have developers?

00:25:55.210 --> 00:26:01.730
For infill, Gertrude Heimutter here, the community development director.

00:26:01.730 --> 00:26:09.130
She brought to the NAACP housing group of which we're a member.

00:26:10.210 --> 00:26:18.529
The idea of putting modular housing, not manufactured, but modular where, you

00:26:18.529 --> 00:26:23.289
know, they trucked in a home and put it in, and that's kind of the direction

00:26:23.289 --> 00:26:26.970
and that, that we're leaning for some parts of the city.

00:26:27.369 --> 00:26:30.329
Um, the homes are affordable.

00:26:31.730 --> 00:26:39.289
They're, you know, very nice homes, um, can be custom and custom finishes and such.

00:26:39.849 --> 00:26:41.089
That's one option.

00:26:41.089 --> 00:26:48.210
There is a, um, I believe it's Dossau, dealer out of Apple River.

00:26:48.210 --> 00:26:54.930
and so he's been targeted to, there's been conversations to have him come in.

00:26:54.930 --> 00:27:02.009
And that would be a city led, the infill in with the, with the matches of housing.

00:27:02.650 --> 00:27:08.069
We do have a developer, this isn't necessarily infill, but we do have a

00:27:08.069 --> 00:27:16.170
developer that's really getting ready to, um, dive off the diving board on a

00:27:16.170 --> 00:27:25.970
housing projects, um, behind Meadows back in that area.

00:27:25.970 --> 00:27:28.389
There's, um, it's already zoned, flatted.

00:27:28.389 --> 00:27:30.349
The whole thing was sort of destroyed.

00:27:32.630 --> 00:27:33.389
No, it's not.

00:27:33.470 --> 00:27:35.430
It's not hands drive.

00:27:35.750 --> 00:27:39.230
No, I can't think of the name of the street that goes in there behind

00:27:39.230 --> 00:27:40.269
us back in that area.

00:27:40.309 --> 00:27:40.809
Yeah.

00:27:40.829 --> 00:27:41.509
Yes.

00:27:41.670 --> 00:27:42.170
Yes.

00:27:42.529 --> 00:27:45.950
There, there are currently homes there and let's just be explained with.

00:27:45.950 --> 00:27:53.950
and then the other is, what is it, Park Preserve, off of Demeter and Park Boulevard.

00:27:53.950 --> 00:28:00.950
I have to get away from saying the old so-and-so place because it's been a while since I've lived here.

00:28:00.950 --> 00:28:03.950
People look at me like, what are you talking about?

00:28:03.950 --> 00:28:08.950
Gosh, it was, I can't even think of his name.

00:28:08.950 --> 00:28:13.329
I'm sorry, the free book called.

00:28:13.329 --> 00:28:22.029
What would the city be funding that or are they still looking for developers?

00:28:22.029 --> 00:28:35.029
I think they're looking at a developer to come in and set spec homes and then whether they'll do that, that's kind of a fee.

00:28:35.029 --> 00:28:46.950
So, funding is always an issue because once you tap into any grant funding, then you're

00:28:46.950 --> 00:28:59.990
tied to income restrictions, which in some areas, not a problem, other areas more so.

00:28:59.990 --> 00:29:04.789
and so we have to be careful about, you know, what restrictions we, you know, the minute

00:29:04.789 --> 00:29:10.710
you take federal or grant money, then you have to start planning by someone else's rules

00:29:10.710 --> 00:29:13.230
so you don't have lots of taxes on you.

00:29:13.230 --> 00:29:16.269
This is coming from a grant writer.

00:29:16.269 --> 00:29:20.110
Lived and learned, you know, what can I say?

00:29:20.110 --> 00:29:21.110
Sure.

00:29:21.110 --> 00:29:22.110
Sure.

00:29:22.110 --> 00:29:23.110
Yes, sir.

00:29:23.110 --> 00:29:28.710
So I was speaking of that area you're talking about at the end of Hans Drive, in that area,

00:29:28.710 --> 00:29:33.150
Isn't that Flip Plane? You're talking about the behind the old KMAR building or?

00:29:33.150 --> 00:29:37.829
But if you go back in there, there's a condo complex back in there and all of those are

00:29:37.829 --> 00:29:42.829
out of the Flip Plane. Yes, I know where the condos are.

00:29:42.829 --> 00:29:52.670
And if you get there from going in between Physicians Immediate Care and the Clinton and

00:29:52.670 --> 00:29:56.029
and Bertford Hills too, you can get back down into that area.

00:29:56.029 --> 00:29:57.000
if you can get back down into that area that way.

00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:59.559
Okay, okay, back here.

00:29:59.559 --> 00:30:02.559
Yeah, no, nothing can be built in them both.

00:30:03.799 --> 00:30:05.640
They aren't that crazy.

00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:08.240
Yeah, no, it's not on the flood plain, so it's odd.

00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:11.519
Thank you.

00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:13.799
Yeah, zoning.

00:30:15.799 --> 00:30:20.799
The deposit for the month of April was totaled $16,314.80.

00:30:20.799 --> 00:30:25.799
the total deposits to date for the general fund are 151,345.77.

00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:32.799
We are seeing a large uptick in buildings this year.

00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:34.019
I believe, don't quote me on this.

00:30:34.019 --> 00:30:37.720
I think we've had at least three or four new dwellings

00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:40.359
since January 1, which is amazing.

00:30:41.380 --> 00:30:44.039
Nicole and I issued six code enforcement violations

00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:45.039
for the month of April.

00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:47.420
We closed two cases and one is pending.

00:30:47.420 --> 00:31:00.420
Two of those were for downed trees that have been down for a couple of years and the other ones were no building permits for structures and the assessment office always sends us letters.

00:31:00.420 --> 00:31:08.420
Nicole and I visited each county owned landing as well as the camp monument to close them down due to flooding in the area.

00:31:08.420 --> 00:31:12.500
We met with a representative from a communications company to discuss a

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:17.180
potential upgrade to a local solar facility in Western Stevenson County with

00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:19.940
a possible small scale data center.

00:31:20.579 --> 00:31:24.779
We also discussed the possibility of a co-located wind farm located in

00:31:24.779 --> 00:31:28.140
Eastern Stevenson County and Western Winnebago County.

00:31:29.460 --> 00:31:31.180
Nicole performed nine inspections.

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:32.700
I performed 12 for the month.

00:31:32.779 --> 00:31:36.980
We had our monthly meeting with a representative from the IBEW.

00:31:36.980 --> 00:31:40.140
Nicole and I attended the annual IACZO conference

00:31:40.140 --> 00:31:41.980
at Starved Rock State Park.

00:31:41.980 --> 00:31:45.059
And I attended a webinar on the energy storage

00:31:45.059 --> 00:31:46.900
held by University of Illinois.

00:31:47.859 --> 00:31:51.740
Our building inspector did resign as he is formally retiring.

00:31:51.740 --> 00:31:56.740
He thought he would take our county on part-time as needed.

00:31:57.539 --> 00:32:00.700
And he decided that he is going to formally retire.

00:32:00.700 --> 00:32:04.619
So we'll be discussing a new one this evening.

00:32:04.619 --> 00:32:08.819
Mrs. Ginger, Joe Ginger was on the Friends of the Peck

00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:10.539
and one of the founding members

00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:14.220
and Mrs. Ginger has donated a bench

00:32:14.220 --> 00:32:15.900
in memory of Mr. Ginger.

00:32:15.900 --> 00:32:18.900
This is similar to the bench at Bobtown Landing.

00:32:18.900 --> 00:32:20.900
This will be placed at West Black.

00:32:20.900 --> 00:32:24.559
And finally, the lien on the 26th North House

00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:26.460
was recorded and filed.

00:32:26.460 --> 00:32:27.539
Great, thank you.

00:32:27.539 --> 00:32:28.500
Any questions?

00:32:28.500 --> 00:32:58.500
So in the water district right now, so obviously farmers are out hitting the crops in and they're working with them to assist them in any of the construction projects that they have to do as far as conservation projects, whether it's new waterways or other programs that they provide and making sure that any questions are answered, that they're

00:32:58.500 --> 00:33:01.420
building those projects within the parameters

00:33:01.420 --> 00:33:03.579
that they agreed to build them in.

00:33:03.579 --> 00:33:08.380
So, and they're out checking any changes

00:33:08.380 --> 00:33:11.940
where land may have come out of conservation reserve

00:33:11.940 --> 00:33:14.660
to be farmed again and making sure

00:33:14.660 --> 00:33:17.339
that those plants have been met

00:33:17.339 --> 00:33:20.220
and making sure that that ground is back into,

00:33:20.220 --> 00:33:24.259
it's not wetlands and that it can go back into production.

00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:26.740
So that's where they're keeping,

00:33:26.740 --> 00:33:28.660
spending most of their time right now.

00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:32.380
Steve, I do have a question.

00:33:32.380 --> 00:33:34.980
Is the Soil and Wire District still doing the fish

00:33:34.980 --> 00:33:36.059
and tree sales?

00:33:36.059 --> 00:33:38.339
Yes, that was back in March.

00:33:38.339 --> 00:33:39.180
So it's done?

00:33:39.180 --> 00:33:40.019
It's done.

00:33:40.019 --> 00:33:41.579
Somebody called me and asked about that.

00:33:41.579 --> 00:33:43.500
So it's just once a year in March.

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:44.339
Once a year.

00:33:44.339 --> 00:33:46.380
All right, thank you.

00:33:46.380 --> 00:33:47.700
And there's a couple other places

00:33:47.700 --> 00:33:48.900
that do trees in the county,

00:33:48.900 --> 00:33:54.410
but again, those were done earlier.

00:33:54.410 --> 00:33:56.990
Sometimes you can squeeze some out of somebody in April,

00:33:56.990 --> 00:33:59.829
with, now you'd have to get quarter room someplace else.

00:34:03.269 --> 00:34:05.589
Onto recreation and trails, Dale, any?

00:34:06.549 --> 00:34:08.190
Yeah, there's one item.

00:34:08.190 --> 00:34:12.230
We are going ahead with a bridge repair.

00:34:12.230 --> 00:34:16.389
It's the bridge J8, just north of the brush tree road.

00:34:17.389 --> 00:34:20.389
And we've got a grant for $250,000.

00:34:23.789 --> 00:34:25.429
The local match will be 20%.

00:34:25.429 --> 00:34:30.389
this has all been budgeted and we're just moving ahead with it.

00:34:30.389 --> 00:34:34.510
The original plan was to start the project in March

00:34:34.510 --> 00:34:37.510
and with a completion date of June,

00:34:37.510 --> 00:34:41.230
but they moved that back to begin mid July

00:34:41.230 --> 00:34:46.489
and be completed by September, it's a rather large bridge.

00:34:46.489 --> 00:34:49.970
So we still have some more bridges

00:34:49.970 --> 00:34:51.730
that need to be updated, that'd be fair,

00:34:51.730 --> 00:34:56.730
but they're doing those as long as they're still usable

00:34:56.730 --> 00:35:02.889
you know, as we can afford and get the money going. Is our bicycle guy gonna still be on board up

00:35:02.889 --> 00:35:09.690
there? Yeah, he's, as far as I know, he's still, he's in business. I've been going to go out there,

00:35:09.690 --> 00:35:15.130
but there, if you look at his website, person, I don't have that on top of my head either, but

00:35:16.489 --> 00:35:19.849
different days, he's at different locations. One time he said, you know, so

00:35:21.369 --> 00:35:24.570
what the heck is the name of the company? I'll look it up and get back to you.

00:35:26.730 --> 00:35:35.730
Steve? Yes, sir. The county's portion of the match for that grant for that bridge, is that being taken from our annual contribution?

00:35:35.730 --> 00:35:43.730
I don't know that for sure. I'll check it out. If you would, please. We don't have anything budgeted beyond that.

00:35:43.730 --> 00:35:46.730
Go ahead. Thank you.

00:35:46.730 --> 00:35:59.670
I have no report from Blackhawk Hills at this time and I don't have anything to report here.

00:35:59.670 --> 00:36:03.670
Mr. Remmers, would you want to talk about facilities?

00:36:03.670 --> 00:36:05.670
I'm not going to do facilities anymore.

00:36:05.670 --> 00:36:08.670
Okay. Anything else?

00:36:08.670 --> 00:36:14.920
Then we'll come back.

00:36:14.920 --> 00:36:22.440
the full business discussion on potential county office building. I have not seen any

00:36:26.559 --> 00:36:30.720
size things or anything like that come from anybody in this building yet. So

00:36:30.720 --> 00:36:35.519
that building is still available even though there's no operations in it whatsoever.

00:36:36.079 --> 00:36:40.079
The remaining operations that Newell has here across the hall here.

00:36:40.079 --> 00:36:50.720
I do have some information from the department heads they did put together with them, with

00:36:50.720 --> 00:36:54.639
them building what their space currently is of the spaces that we have.

00:36:54.639 --> 00:36:57.039
And can I have a discussion on that then?

00:36:57.039 --> 00:36:59.039
I mean, you and I.

00:36:59.039 --> 00:37:02.239
Yeah, I was going to say we can talk about that.

00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:02.639
Okay.

00:37:06.989 --> 00:37:08.349
Anybody have any comments on that?

00:37:08.349 --> 00:37:09.389
Otherwise we'll move on.

00:37:09.389 --> 00:37:22.389
I'm looking forward to that discussion and the opportunity to check out the balloons and it sounds like a great idea to me if you're thinking about them.

00:37:22.389 --> 00:37:27.389
That has been one thing that I've heard from everyone in the building is they like to look at it too.

00:37:27.389 --> 00:37:34.869
Tunnel and tell me when, I mean, we, we, some of us went and we can do that again.

00:37:34.869 --> 00:37:38.970
I'm sure that then they'll be glad to, I spoke with her today just to make sure

00:37:38.970 --> 00:37:43.210
that it was still available, hadn't been sold yet because there were some

00:37:43.730 --> 00:37:46.289
stories flying around and it was sold and it stopped.

00:37:46.289 --> 00:37:55.599
So, so any of the time, if you want me just to pick a timer, I can do that.

00:37:56.760 --> 00:37:57.760
Well, I'll check my schedule.

00:37:57.760 --> 00:38:00.320
and I can call you, okay, you know, if it works for me

00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:02.960
or you can pick a time and I'll try and make it work.

00:38:04.199 --> 00:38:06.400
We'll take a look and then I can talk to them.

00:38:07.559 --> 00:38:09.279
And I'll get their availability too.

00:38:09.279 --> 00:38:10.599
That'd be great.

00:38:10.599 --> 00:38:11.440
Thank you very much.

00:38:11.440 --> 00:38:12.279
Yeah.

00:38:13.159 --> 00:38:15.320
On to new business approval of quote

00:38:15.320 --> 00:38:17.820
for term removal at Kent Monument.

00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:20.800
Well, and that I think is Wally.

00:38:21.920 --> 00:38:24.199
Do you think they have quotes, right, in their bag?

00:38:24.199 --> 00:38:25.279
You just give them the quotes, right?

00:38:25.279 --> 00:38:26.119
Yes.

00:38:26.119 --> 00:38:26.960
I can't even get to it.

00:38:26.960 --> 00:38:30.900
All right, as you're well aware of,

00:38:30.900 --> 00:38:33.239
there was two trees that came down in the storm

00:38:33.239 --> 00:38:35.000
off at the Kent Monument.

00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:37.440
One was a hackberry tree.

00:38:37.440 --> 00:38:40.119
This is the root ball, it's 20 foot across.

00:38:40.119 --> 00:38:41.079
It's just massive.

00:38:43.720 --> 00:38:48.679
So I have one verbal quote and two hard quotes.

00:38:48.679 --> 00:38:50.920
The verbal quote was quite a bit more money

00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:53.320
than what you have, what we have in front of us.

00:38:53.320 --> 00:38:55.559
I'll just go to the low bit.

00:38:55.559 --> 00:38:58.500
Well, we had two beds, area tree service

00:38:58.500 --> 00:39:01.760
out of German Valley and Fransons out of Baileyville.

00:39:01.760 --> 00:39:06.159
Fransons was the better quote at $1,250

00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:08.440
to clean up the two downed trees.

00:39:09.800 --> 00:39:11.699
I thought that was pretty respectable.

00:39:11.699 --> 00:39:18.190
My high, high verbal quote was 4,000.

00:39:18.190 --> 00:39:20.690
That's, I suppose that's,

00:39:20.690 --> 00:39:24.090
so I recommend moving with the Fransons.

00:39:24.090 --> 00:39:26.570
Now I have something else to talk about then, of course.

00:39:27.449 --> 00:39:27.809
Go ahead.

00:39:28.329 --> 00:39:31.050
When you say complete removal, is that filling the holes back in?

00:39:31.050 --> 00:39:33.769
They're going to tip the stump back in, and then we have to have a stump grinder

00:39:33.809 --> 00:39:34.570
to take care of that.

00:39:35.889 --> 00:39:39.369
I kind of overheard you talking a little bit about having somebody carve something

00:39:39.369 --> 00:39:41.170
into the stone, is that any part?

00:39:41.529 --> 00:39:47.809
I did have a conversation with the Pearl City Historical Society, and they were

00:39:47.809 --> 00:39:52.610
asking, they would be willing to come up there and do some work too, they didn't

00:39:52.610 --> 00:39:53.449
say all.

00:39:53.449 --> 00:39:58.559
they didn't say all but they would be willing to help clean it up. Their thought was that

00:39:59.199 --> 00:40:04.000
they would like to leave an eight foot stone. If you look at this picture you can kind of see where

00:40:04.000 --> 00:40:11.760
it's at and then they would chip it back into the hole and then they wanted to do an eagle or if we

00:40:11.760 --> 00:40:17.760
had another idea something that would look good on that now. I agree that they don't last forever

00:40:17.760 --> 00:40:18.760
Weber.

00:40:18.760 --> 00:40:22.920
Well, that was just something that they were looking at and they were wanting to help because

00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:28.920
they're looking at the timeframe on when they're going to have their event out there.

00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:33.440
If we wanted to allow them to help with the cleanup there, they would be more than willing

00:40:33.440 --> 00:40:36.719
to come with equipment as well.

00:40:36.719 --> 00:40:40.719
Once the time frame of these quotes, would they be able to get done prior to Wilson?

00:40:40.719 --> 00:40:42.519
You should say Franssen can do it next week.

00:40:42.519 --> 00:40:46.480
Yes, Franssen can do it the week of the 18th.

00:40:46.480 --> 00:40:48.719
and we just have to let them know as soon as possible.

00:40:50.079 --> 00:40:52.360
While you're thinking about this,

00:40:52.360 --> 00:40:54.659
kind of funny, but it's not funny.

00:40:54.659 --> 00:40:57.360
Two years ago, we had a big tree go down

00:40:57.360 --> 00:40:59.840
and it landed right on top of two of the new saplings

00:40:59.840 --> 00:41:01.280
I had planted.

00:41:01.280 --> 00:41:03.320
This tree went down and went right on one of the ones

00:41:03.320 --> 00:41:04.420
they planted last fall.

00:41:04.420 --> 00:41:07.519
So not doing very well with planting them

00:41:07.519 --> 00:41:08.920
in the right spot, I guess.

00:41:10.059 --> 00:41:11.920
Well, actually you're planting them where they needed new ones

00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:12.760
anyway.

00:41:12.760 --> 00:41:17.780
Well, or kind of.

00:41:17.780 --> 00:41:21.019
I need a motion and then we can have some more discussion.

00:41:23.699 --> 00:41:27.360
We have a $1,250 quote for,

00:41:27.360 --> 00:41:29.860
but that does not include removal of the stones.

00:41:29.860 --> 00:41:30.699
Correct.

00:41:30.699 --> 00:41:34.059
They're just telling it, make a motion to approve the 1,250.

00:41:34.059 --> 00:41:37.139
Is there a second?

00:41:37.139 --> 00:41:37.980
A second.

00:41:39.500 --> 00:41:41.619
Any other thoughts on that?

00:41:41.619 --> 00:41:44.019
Is that they're going to clean it up,

00:41:44.019 --> 00:41:48.460
except for whatever size you want.

00:41:48.460 --> 00:41:52.760
Do we want to involve the group in Coral City at all?

00:41:54.760 --> 00:41:55.599
Just asking.

00:41:57.039 --> 00:41:59.280
Sounds like with the short,

00:41:59.280 --> 00:42:01.119
if they're ready to do it next week,

00:42:01.119 --> 00:42:06.119
that's probably, I mean, I don't know if they can just

00:42:06.360 --> 00:42:09.639
tell us how much of a stump they need left and just-

00:42:09.639 --> 00:42:11.239
They would tell you that.

00:42:11.239 --> 00:42:12.360
You know, if that would be the case,

00:42:12.360 --> 00:42:14.400
and I don't see where that would be a problem,

00:42:14.400 --> 00:42:17.679
but if they follow through with the gardening,

00:42:17.679 --> 00:42:28.199
You know, we're not left with a big stumped, so, you know, I'd be okay with that if we can tell them how long to leave it and they'll stand it back up.

00:42:28.199 --> 00:42:35.480
Well, I may have some conversation with them, but we can be friends and then we can get it done and they can cut it off.

00:42:35.480 --> 00:42:46.920
So just the decision is yours then to decide what, if you leave a stump, what it will look

00:42:46.920 --> 00:42:47.920
like.

00:42:47.920 --> 00:42:48.920
So you need to decide that.

00:42:48.920 --> 00:42:54.679
Cause for instance, oh, the ghost city might be interested in working on this, cause they

00:42:54.679 --> 00:42:58.440
know they might have help they may not want.

00:42:58.440 --> 00:43:02.360
Well, we don't have to let them help if they've been asked.

00:43:02.360 --> 00:43:10.280
I mean, if you wanted to leave the stump, they can cut it off at eight foot and just tip it back in the hole and take it out a bit later.

00:43:10.280 --> 00:43:16.239
But I guess the real question is, do we want a wooden eagle carved out of a stump?

00:43:19.099 --> 00:43:20.099
That's a good question.

00:43:21.820 --> 00:43:23.860
Just because it's going to be more maintenance.

00:43:23.940 --> 00:43:31.579
And I'm thinking liability wise, if the tree stump is stable and being tipped back up, I don't know.

00:43:31.579 --> 00:43:33.579
I'm just thinking.

00:43:33.579 --> 00:43:36.219
Legitimates are legitimate decisions.

00:43:37.099 --> 00:43:40.219
Well, our motion is to have Fransons take care of this

00:43:40.900 --> 00:43:42.659
and the tree removal.

00:43:42.659 --> 00:43:44.539
We don't need to add anything else to it.

00:43:44.539 --> 00:43:46.059
No. Well.

00:43:46.059 --> 00:43:48.219
So we have a motion in a second.

00:43:48.219 --> 00:43:49.579
We'll go with that then.

00:43:49.579 --> 00:43:52.900
All those in favor of Fransons taking out the stump for 1250,

00:43:52.900 --> 00:43:54.099
say right by say nine.

00:43:54.099 --> 00:43:57.019
All right. Any opposed?

00:43:57.019 --> 00:44:00.619
Cutting up the tree for 1250, they're not removing the stump either.

00:44:00.619 --> 00:44:04.219
but I just wanted to make sure I say that correctly.

00:44:04.219 --> 00:44:06.650
Right.

00:44:06.650 --> 00:44:07.769
All good with that?

00:44:07.769 --> 00:44:08.269
Mm-hmm.

00:44:09.529 --> 00:44:10.889
All those in favor say aye.

00:44:10.889 --> 00:44:11.690
Aye.

00:44:11.690 --> 00:44:12.970
Any opposed?

00:44:12.970 --> 00:44:13.470
Yes.

00:44:13.470 --> 00:44:15.529
I'm curious, thank you.

00:44:15.529 --> 00:44:16.170
Can I?

00:44:16.170 --> 00:44:16.650
Yes, sir.

00:44:16.650 --> 00:44:17.610
Expand just a little bit.

00:44:17.610 --> 00:44:21.849
Yeah, I would like to make the committee aware of another pending issue up there.

00:44:22.650 --> 00:44:26.090
I'm sure you're all aware that there's a Lincoln statue up there.

00:44:26.889 --> 00:44:29.050
It's been there four to five years now.

00:44:29.050 --> 00:44:34.650
Now, the reason a lot of these trees are coming, a lot of the oak trees are coming down.

00:44:34.650 --> 00:44:35.650
They have oak wilt.

00:44:35.650 --> 00:44:37.789
They are dying.

00:44:37.789 --> 00:44:40.650
This is the best I can do for you over there.

00:44:40.650 --> 00:44:43.510
Here's the Lincoln statue over here.

00:44:43.510 --> 00:44:45.929
This oak tree is dead.

00:44:45.929 --> 00:44:50.329
If it comes down in the wood direction, it looks like it's coming.

00:44:50.329 --> 00:44:52.329
It's going to land on the statue.

00:44:52.329 --> 00:45:00.730
We need to remove this tree also, sooner rather than later in my opinion.

00:45:00.730 --> 00:45:07.090
Franssen also included a price to remove that tree at $1,200.

00:45:07.090 --> 00:45:15.050
There's another tree also nearby that would hit the Lincoln statue if the right wind pushed

00:45:15.050 --> 00:45:16.050
it over.

00:45:16.050 --> 00:45:19.050
It also was an oak tree.

00:45:19.050 --> 00:45:20.050
They all have oak wilt.

00:45:20.050 --> 00:45:21.050
They're all going to die.

00:45:21.050 --> 00:45:33.079
Yes. We wouldn't have to do the second tree, but what's the quote on the third tree, the

00:45:33.079 --> 00:45:44.059
third tree? Did they quote the third? Yes. $1,200 a piece. Well, the question is, is our money in a bucket

00:45:44.059 --> 00:45:49.340
to cover the second tree? We looked it up. There's $3,000 for maintenance in the budget.

00:45:49.340 --> 00:45:58.000
and there's other like a maintenance line and a mowing line yeah there's yeah there's actually

00:45:58.000 --> 00:46:03.119
three thousand almost on each of the even for the landings so they could pull some money from another

00:46:03.119 --> 00:46:17.980
from the landings if we had to. I'm just speaking as one of the board or one of the members here

00:46:17.980 --> 00:46:22.539
it looks to me like if we have Franzen willing to be there next week and he could do all three of

00:46:22.539 --> 00:46:38.199
if you put all three of them together it's $3,650.

00:46:38.199 --> 00:46:45.720
I think that's really reasonable to have through the big alteration vote.

00:46:45.720 --> 00:46:50.279
It doesn't take the stumps away but at least the injuries are gone and we won't have possible

00:46:50.279 --> 00:46:54.279
do we need to entertain a motion to do that?

00:46:54.279 --> 00:46:58.279
Do we need to rescind the other motion or no?

00:46:58.279 --> 00:47:02.279
Remove the other three.

00:47:02.279 --> 00:47:05.279
All friends in tree service.

00:47:05.279 --> 00:47:06.279
Second?

00:47:06.279 --> 00:47:07.279
Second.

00:47:07.279 --> 00:47:09.279
All those in favor?

00:47:09.279 --> 00:47:10.279
Aye.

00:47:10.279 --> 00:47:12.279
Motion carries as well.

00:47:12.279 --> 00:47:14.279
Thank you very much.

00:47:14.279 --> 00:47:17.279
This tree here, am I leaving this up or are we cutting it up?

00:47:17.279 --> 00:47:30.559
We're going to have to get a little dirt in there and get some grass seed planted right

00:47:30.559 --> 00:47:31.559
away.

00:47:31.559 --> 00:47:34.599
It's not going to be pretty, but it'll be.

00:47:34.599 --> 00:47:36.599
That it is.

00:47:36.599 --> 00:47:37.599
Yes.

00:47:37.599 --> 00:47:38.599
Thank you very much.

00:47:38.599 --> 00:47:39.599
Thank you.

00:47:39.599 --> 00:47:40.599
Okay.

00:47:40.599 --> 00:47:46.960
Okay, on to the discussion and updates on the County Solid Waste Program.

00:47:46.960 --> 00:47:47.960
That is me.

00:47:47.960 --> 00:47:48.960
You.

00:47:48.960 --> 00:47:55.519
And Ms. Whipple from the, oh, we thought we were going to start, yes.

00:47:55.519 --> 00:48:00.360
Actually, between Jasmine, myself and Ms. Whipple, we've met a couple times, gone through this

00:48:00.360 --> 00:48:04.000
and gathered the information and I'm going to let Ms. Whipple take the lead since she

00:48:04.000 --> 00:48:23.000
So what this was, I think this was brought up last meeting, this, the state contacted Jasmine and said, you need an updated plan. The one that they had on file was 20 years old, which was updated every five years.

00:48:23.000 --> 00:48:35.000
So we got a hold of the one that's 20 years old and the paperwork that they're asking for is they want to know what's the update on that recommendation from 20 years ago and then what's your new recommendation.

00:48:35.000 --> 00:48:42.000
So we kind of worked for each of them. I collected as much information as I could and we came up with some potential recommendations.

00:48:42.000 --> 00:48:50.000
So I think the goal tonight is to just kind of go through that, hear what you have to say, and then there's a process that the state has where we have to submit it to them.

00:48:50.000 --> 00:48:56.320
to them. They have to lay in wait for 90 days. And then we have to have a public hearing. And we have

00:48:56.320 --> 00:49:00.400
to have a public hearing during that time. So tonight what we really want to get at hopefully is

00:49:01.039 --> 00:49:06.720
can we go ahead and send this off to the state. So I think you got this in your packet. I just

00:49:06.720 --> 00:49:14.000
wanted to go through these really quickly unless you had any questions. What you see in the italics

00:49:14.000 --> 00:49:18.000
is what the old recommendation was from 20 years ago.

00:49:18.000 --> 00:49:20.960
And then the old is what we've updated.

00:49:20.960 --> 00:49:22.960
So the first one was create a full-time position

00:49:22.960 --> 00:49:24.079
for a solid waste coordinator

00:49:24.079 --> 00:49:25.480
within the environmental health section

00:49:25.480 --> 00:49:27.599
of the student's health department.

00:49:27.599 --> 00:49:29.720
Pretty much the update is this is not happening

00:49:29.720 --> 00:49:31.639
because there's no funding to do so.

00:49:31.639 --> 00:49:33.960
I think before when this was going on 20 years ago,

00:49:33.960 --> 00:49:35.519
there was a small pot of money

00:49:35.519 --> 00:49:38.480
to hire a part-time person to do this.

00:49:38.480 --> 00:49:39.480
That funding went away,

00:49:39.480 --> 00:49:42.199
that office that gave that funding went away.

00:49:42.199 --> 00:49:46.300
and so currently there's no funding to hire someone

00:49:46.300 --> 00:49:47.980
to work specifically on this.

00:49:47.980 --> 00:49:50.440
So our recommendation then is just to remove that

00:49:50.440 --> 00:49:51.279
from the plan.

00:49:51.279 --> 00:50:00.000
I'm just going to keep going on strong questions, but the second one provide waste management education to the residents of Stevenson County.

00:50:00.000 --> 00:50:09.000
And there's a whole bunch. I'm not going to read all of that. We talked with the city of Freeport. They do have educational materials that they give out regarding brush and recycling.

00:50:09.000 --> 00:50:15.000
What we had a hard time establishing was whether the outlying communities do the same thing.

00:50:15.000 --> 00:50:17.480
And I tried to get a whole web back and forth with-

00:50:17.480 --> 00:50:22.630
Mr. Tracey, should we get to your details?

00:50:22.630 --> 00:50:27.269
Yes, thank you. We've played phone time for a long time. I wanted to see what kind of services

00:50:27.269 --> 00:50:32.150
they provide outside of report. And we just cannot connect to find that out. So the recommendation

00:50:32.150 --> 00:50:36.150
then would be that we would establish relationships with those outside villages and townships to

00:50:36.150 --> 00:50:39.750
increase awareness about the benefits of recycling. And then we can provide additional

00:50:39.750 --> 00:50:49.030
3. Encourage or require industrial, commercial, and governmental facilities within the county

00:50:49.030 --> 00:50:53.750
to educate their personnel on waste management. We do know that the City of Freeport does this.

00:50:56.630 --> 00:51:03.829
Once again, we're not sure about outside of Freeport. Public Works does utilize metal

00:51:03.829 --> 00:51:09.829
Dumpsters, but there's no consistency that uses metal dumpsters for recycling. There's no consistency

00:51:09.829 --> 00:51:15.750
among county offices. So, for example, there is a recycling dumpster here for county employees who

00:51:15.750 --> 00:51:21.190
work here. This old plan said, excuse me, that there was one at the highway department we found

00:51:21.190 --> 00:51:24.869
out there, at least one at the highway department. The health department doesn't have access to one.

00:51:24.869 --> 00:51:31.429
We do think that the courthouse has access to one. So, what it's asking us to do, we can do, but we

00:51:31.429 --> 00:51:34.309
We don't have dumpsters at every facility in what county employees are.

00:51:34.349 --> 00:51:36.070
So that makes me work at the championship.

00:51:36.630 --> 00:51:41.809
Um, so the revised recommendation would be to increase communication with, um,

00:51:42.670 --> 00:51:47.469
um, working on those dumpsters as well as, sorry, the other issue is that in our

00:51:47.469 --> 00:51:50.550
building, for example, we don't have anywhere to put the recycling, even if we

00:51:50.550 --> 00:51:54.230
did, we're not sure the cleaning people know that needs to be separated.

00:51:54.309 --> 00:51:57.869
So we might have a blue bin and a brown bin and put the recycles in the blue bin,

00:51:57.949 --> 00:51:59.469
but they're putting it all in the same trash can.

00:51:59.469 --> 00:52:20.420
and so our recommendation would be to make sure that at least among all counted buildings or educating and cleaning portal that recyclables go here and in order to do that we have to have these bins consistently across all counties.

00:52:20.420 --> 00:52:25.420
Continue with volume based charges.

00:52:25.420 --> 00:52:33.900
It says the current county recycle ordinance should be expanded to include multifamily

00:52:33.900 --> 00:52:38.659
housing units with consideration being given to industrial and commercial sectors.

00:52:38.659 --> 00:52:47.019
So since this was written, the county ordinance does now include multifamily dwellings, but

00:52:47.019 --> 00:52:49.500
that is six or fewer attached units.

00:52:49.500 --> 00:52:53.860
So if you have an apartment complex, for example, they're not included there.

00:52:53.860 --> 00:52:59.860
So the revised recommendation would be to revise that again to include manufacturing or commercial dwellings for the next six years.

00:53:03.860 --> 00:53:15.860
Discouraged the demolition of existing buildings. So 20 years ago they were very much about, you know, recycling what you can, don't demolish the building, get what you can out of it, et cetera, et cetera.

00:53:15.860 --> 00:53:23.860
It also suggested the county should explore and implement a feasible demolition permit process with appropriate fees.

00:53:23.860 --> 00:53:32.860
So the update is that according to the code, we do require a permit for demolition of a property through the zoning office.

00:53:32.860 --> 00:53:42.860
It doesn't seem that we're still discouraging demolition. It sounds like we're trying to get rid of unsightly buildings, right?

00:53:42.860 --> 00:53:48.139
So I think that part of the plan should probably be taken out and then our revised recommendation

00:53:48.139 --> 00:53:52.460
then would be collaborating with Greater Fertile Partnership to provide resources for owners

00:53:52.460 --> 00:53:57.579
to bring their property under code or pay for the permit and demolitions. So we would look for

00:53:57.579 --> 00:54:00.699
resources for people to be able to follow the, you know, either get the permit to

00:54:01.820 --> 00:54:05.739
conduct demolition or to bring their properties up to code. Why does that

00:54:06.619 --> 00:54:10.460
ask, just asking a question, how does that apply in the agriculture world?

00:54:12.860 --> 00:54:16.360
because they're going to tear down buildings

00:54:16.360 --> 00:54:17.420
that aren't used.

00:54:18.900 --> 00:54:20.960
Oh, I mean, they're going to tear down barns

00:54:20.960 --> 00:54:24.000
and dig a hole and push them in the hole and burn it.

00:54:24.000 --> 00:54:25.400
And that's all permitted.

00:54:26.539 --> 00:54:29.199
We still require a demo permit for any egg buildings

00:54:29.199 --> 00:54:31.099
as well, because we have to make sure the electric's

00:54:31.099 --> 00:54:34.380
turned off, the gas, the water, everything appropriately.

00:54:34.380 --> 00:54:36.539
So if I hear down a barn at my farm,

00:54:36.539 --> 00:54:38.239
I need to come get you a permit.

00:54:39.519 --> 00:54:40.779
Yes.

00:54:40.779 --> 00:54:42.279
Then I lower my taxes when I do that.

00:54:42.279 --> 00:54:45.579
That's why we do the permit, honestly, is so we send it to the assessment office.

00:54:45.579 --> 00:54:47.220
So that can come off the tax records.

00:54:49.380 --> 00:54:52.920
Because I'm sure that that's done all the time.

00:54:53.480 --> 00:54:56.220
No, we've started the demo permit about two years ago.

00:54:56.220 --> 00:54:59.260
We've been finding more and more people aren't doing the demo permit.

00:55:00.220 --> 00:55:02.380
We have EPA actually looking into one right now.

00:55:02.480 --> 00:55:03.179
That's not good.

00:55:08.510 --> 00:55:09.510
That was just my question.

00:55:09.510 --> 00:55:17.909
Development of a landscape composting facility. Again, this was, you know, 20 years ago,

00:55:17.909 --> 00:55:21.510
with the closure of the landfill by the City of Freeport, their operation of the landscape

00:55:22.150 --> 00:55:27.829
composting facility was ceased. So basically, the previous recommendation was to explore,

00:55:27.829 --> 00:55:35.349
you know, the establishment of landscape composting. We do know that Gills accepts landscape waste now.

00:55:35.349 --> 00:55:41.269
now. So that's one of the revisions. And then again, similar to the first one, our revised

00:55:41.269 --> 00:55:44.869
recommendation would be to encourage villages and townships outside of report to develop

00:55:44.869 --> 00:55:48.989
a plan to properly dispose of land scaling material and then the county could provide

00:55:48.989 --> 00:55:57.300
technical assistance if necessary. Next one, continue curbside and drop off recycling programs.

00:55:57.300 --> 00:56:07.300
I think the difference here was that before the county did not address multifamily dwellings

00:56:07.300 --> 00:56:10.059
and or business or commercial waste.

00:56:10.059 --> 00:56:14.820
So the recommendation was to develop a recycling program

00:56:14.820 --> 00:56:16.539
for those issues.

00:56:16.539 --> 00:56:18.980
The update is that, oh, it also says in this ordinance,

00:56:18.980 --> 00:56:21.619
or in this, sorry, recommendation that

00:56:21.619 --> 00:56:25.380
the highway department has a place where you could

00:56:25.380 --> 00:56:28.099
take waste every day, the highway department's not.

00:56:28.099 --> 00:56:29.699
So the update is the county highway department

00:56:29.699 --> 00:56:31.220
does not have recycling availability

00:56:31.220 --> 00:56:33.619
and outside villages and townships,

00:56:33.619 --> 00:56:35.420
the only thing we could find that you offer

00:56:35.420 --> 00:56:38.460
Community Burn Piles, but only in an emergency situation.

00:56:39.420 --> 00:56:41.900
Multifamily dwellings haven't added to the county ordinance,

00:56:41.900 --> 00:56:43.619
but only for those with six or fewer units.

00:56:43.619 --> 00:56:46.900
So again, if we were to revise Article 346-1

00:56:46.900 --> 00:56:48.900
to include manufacturing or commercial dwellings

00:56:48.900 --> 00:56:54.650
of more than six units, that would be our recommendation.

00:56:54.650 --> 00:56:57.329
Students' County Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

00:56:59.289 --> 00:57:03.809
So this was about having hazardous waste collection days

00:57:03.809 --> 00:57:06.250
in the county, providing a place for county residents

00:57:06.250 --> 00:57:13.690
The update that we have is that the City of Freeport does host Refresh Freeport on the

00:57:13.690 --> 00:57:16.730
first Saturday of the month for Freeport residents only.

00:57:16.730 --> 00:57:20.050
This helps to promote the correct disposal of bulky trash items.

00:57:20.050 --> 00:57:23.489
Refresh Freeport is not for hazardous waste and there is a need for hazardous waste and

00:57:23.489 --> 00:57:26.929
battery recycling in our county.

00:57:26.929 --> 00:57:29.970
So the only recommendation we can really give right now is that we can potentially look

00:57:29.970 --> 00:57:35.369
into determining who can provide these services for hazardous waste and battery recycling

00:57:35.369 --> 00:57:37.369
and then publicize that on our kind of website.

00:57:40.420 --> 00:57:41.059
We're good though.

00:57:41.860 --> 00:57:44.659
Nine, continued disposal of sewage waste on agricultural lands

00:57:44.659 --> 00:57:46.500
in accordance with regulatory requirements.

00:57:52.179 --> 00:58:00.500
This had to do with making sure that sewage waste is not disposed in agricultural land.

00:58:02.099 --> 00:58:06.500
So the recommendation or the update is that the health department does inspect

00:58:06.500 --> 00:58:11.539
the trucks of septic pumpers. When there is a complaint about sewage waste, the health

00:58:11.539 --> 00:58:15.139
department does issue two warnings and then refers the case to the state's attorney's

00:58:15.139 --> 00:58:21.059
office for further legal action. And the revised recommendation would just be to continue to

00:58:22.420 --> 00:58:24.099
continue that current practice the way it is.

00:58:26.340 --> 00:58:28.980
Site and construction and moving and filling of our transfer station.

00:58:30.099 --> 00:58:33.699
This is before the transfer station was operational. So the update is that the

00:58:33.699 --> 00:58:35.659
at the Freeport Transportation is operational.

00:58:35.659 --> 00:58:37.699
It does take trash and bulk items,

00:58:37.699 --> 00:58:39.279
but it's for Freeport residents only.

00:58:39.279 --> 00:58:42.220
And so the revised recommendation would be to collaborate

00:58:42.220 --> 00:58:44.400
with the city and waste haulers to expand services

00:58:44.400 --> 00:58:46.199
to outside villages and townships.

00:58:48.659 --> 00:58:52.139
Waste to energy, this had to do with things like

00:58:52.139 --> 00:58:57.139
using tired, deride fuel, using waste to make energy.

00:58:57.779 --> 00:59:00.059
As far as I can find,

00:59:00.059 --> 00:59:02.500
that's currently not happening in Stevenson County.

00:59:02.500 --> 00:59:07.699
so the revised recommendation would be just to be to continue with that same recommendation.

00:59:10.389 --> 00:59:19.909
Waste hauler licensing and or franchising, this says that apparently before there were licenses

00:59:19.909 --> 00:59:26.789
for waste haulers, the health department no longer does that. The only thing I could find is that the

00:59:26.789 --> 00:59:30.470
deletion of this section of the Stevenson County Code was approved by the county board in March

00:59:30.470 --> 00:59:36.389
2013, and the Southern Advisory recommendation is to remove that from the plan because it's no longer

00:59:38.630 --> 00:59:42.550
applicable. Steve, could I ask a quick question? Sure.

00:59:42.550 --> 00:59:43.550
Sure.

00:59:43.550 --> 00:59:47.190
Kerry, do you think that's beneficial at all to restart that?

00:59:48.849 --> 01:00:03.699
I think we would have to look at the cost benefit. What would be the benefit of starting at how much, I mean, who's going to control that?

01:00:03.699 --> 01:00:17.699
Yeah, it was in place for a reason at one time. I was not born in 2013, but what was the purpose of having it permitted in the first place?

01:00:17.699 --> 01:00:46.699
I don't know. I mean, in your opinion, this is what you do, so. We don't do a lot with this, to be honest with you. Like I said on the previous one, if we get a complaint about certain hazardous waste, we can, you know, issue a warning. But I am not the expert on this. And when I kind of got in contact with Craig about some of this, you know, before my time, he said he's not involved with it.

01:00:46.699 --> 01:00:53.699
So in a perfect world you have to be able to do it, but you're still not certain it would be beneficial to put in place?

01:00:53.699 --> 01:00:54.699
I would have to do more research.

01:00:54.699 --> 01:00:56.699
Okay. Thank you.

01:00:56.699 --> 01:01:05.699
Two more. Siding of construction and demolition debris landfill.

01:01:05.699 --> 01:01:09.699
Again, this must have occurred right after the explosion of the Hooper landfill.

01:01:09.699 --> 01:01:39.699
Lainville. It says the problem of proper disposal of construction demolition debris became a larger problem, even though students and counties through this plan discourages the demolition of buildings that recognizes that there are instances where demolition and construction are necessary and as a solution, students and counties should continue to explore methods for hauling construction and demolition debris, including possible siting of a construction demolition degree in Lainville. The update that I can find is that the owner of such debris is responsible for contracting with waste haulers

01:01:39.699 --> 01:01:54.659
Last but not least, implementation of surcharge fees.

01:01:54.659 --> 01:01:59.420
This was when there apparently was a solid waste fund.

01:01:59.420 --> 01:02:01.099
There is no longer a solid waste fund.

01:02:01.099 --> 01:02:04.420
So this recommendation should be approved.

01:02:04.420 --> 01:02:07.739
That's all, Kyle.

01:02:07.739 --> 01:02:16.739
That solid waste fund was absorbed into the general fund in 2018, 2019? Do you recall, Georgia?

01:02:16.739 --> 01:02:18.739
It was before me, so.

01:02:18.739 --> 01:02:26.340
I'm trying to remember how much was in it. Seems like it's substantial.

01:02:26.340 --> 01:02:34.340
My understanding was it was a parking first, and that's all I knew. I don't have much of a knowledge.

01:02:34.340 --> 01:02:40.820
If you remember, I think it was 2018, we were doing the budget for 2019.

01:02:40.820 --> 01:02:48.579
Because all of the things that weren't happening, or I remember, Mark was heading that up at the time.

01:02:48.579 --> 01:02:53.300
Yeah, well, I think we did a flat budget that year.

01:02:53.300 --> 01:03:00.019
If you make these recommendations within the plan, is the state expecting us to carry them out?

01:03:00.019 --> 01:03:03.219
They expected us to carry it out 20 years ago.

01:03:03.219 --> 01:03:09.460
This, the intent and everything is, is this information needs to get to the state so that

01:03:09.460 --> 01:03:16.420
they can tell us if we're on track with what we're doing or not in order for them to get back to us

01:03:16.420 --> 01:03:26.780
so we know what we have to do before the clock starts ticking. We're hoping that an update

01:03:26.780 --> 01:03:32.300
is what they're looking for. Not what's wrong about starting a subject landfill.

01:03:32.300 --> 01:03:44.670
Well, but I think you're taking the construction and debris landfill, you're not doing that

01:03:44.670 --> 01:03:45.670
any.

01:03:45.670 --> 01:03:46.670
Yeah.

01:03:46.670 --> 01:03:47.670
I know what the recommendation is to start that.

01:03:47.670 --> 01:03:48.670
No, I thought the recommendation was to take that out.

01:03:48.670 --> 01:03:49.670
Oh, I misunderstood.

01:03:49.670 --> 01:03:50.670
Remove that recommendation.

01:03:50.670 --> 01:03:51.670
Because owners are paying for that.

01:03:51.670 --> 01:03:52.670
I misunderstood.

01:03:52.670 --> 01:03:53.670
Thank you.

01:03:53.670 --> 01:03:54.670
I feel better already.

01:03:54.670 --> 01:04:07.829
So at this point, I think really the, what we need is to permission, I guess, to move

01:04:07.829 --> 01:04:11.070
forward with something that's to the state, if you have any recommendations or changes

01:04:11.070 --> 01:04:13.029
you'd like to see.

01:04:13.029 --> 01:04:19.429
And then like Georgia said, they kind of tell us if we're on track, and then we have a public

01:04:19.429 --> 01:04:27.389
meeting about it as well.

01:04:27.389 --> 01:04:37.150
So does this require the villages outside of Freeport to be part of the plan or are they

01:04:37.150 --> 01:04:39.150
able to do the things that they're already doing?

01:04:39.150 --> 01:04:41.070
They are able to do the things they're already doing.

01:04:41.070 --> 01:04:42.070
This is the unincorporated.

01:04:42.070 --> 01:04:49.099
This is the unincorporated.

01:04:49.099 --> 01:04:56.139
So what we need is a motion to submit this revised recommendation to the state.

01:04:56.139 --> 01:05:21.980
We just need consensus, but I'm going to take this to the full board next Thursday and then

01:05:21.980 --> 01:05:48.860
I believe so. That's unanimously served. Thank you for your efforts. The release of Regulatory Land Use Agreement and Mortgage.

01:05:48.860 --> 01:05:59.860
Yes, so I don't know how many of you remember back in, you know, January of 2023, we had some similar mortgage releases come before the board.

01:05:59.860 --> 01:06:09.860
Mr. Mulnux signed on through the state for an SRP grant for property owners.

01:06:09.860 --> 01:06:22.860
They were given a five-year window to complete projects that were approved under this, and at the end of that five years, the grant did not need to be paid back.

01:06:22.860 --> 01:06:24.860
So they get their property.

01:06:24.860 --> 01:06:34.860
So as these properties have changed hands, there has not been releases on the paperwork that was filed initially on those, those mortgages.

01:06:34.860 --> 01:06:41.500
and the mortgage agents. So talk to Mr. Larson about that. He had prepared the mortgage releases

01:06:41.500 --> 01:06:49.059
for the previous properties. I think we had four of them in 2023. This property falls

01:06:49.059 --> 01:06:57.639
with the same guidelines with us, so. So this is just for one pin. Yeah. So a mortgage release

01:06:57.639 --> 01:07:30.699
on one property. We need a motion to do that. Second. Any discussions? Okay, you're done. All in favor of the approval of the mortgage release for the land use agreement? Confirmed by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries on to the special use permit for Scott and Tiffany Ferry on AYP Road.

01:07:30.779 --> 01:07:35.779
Scott and Tiffany Ferry purchased the two acre lot

01:07:35.860 --> 01:07:38.779
with an adjacent 50 plus acres

01:07:38.779 --> 01:07:40.699
and that all is in the floodplain.

01:07:40.699 --> 01:07:42.739
A portion of this two acres is,

01:07:42.739 --> 01:07:46.500
they plan on using it as recreational hunting ground.

01:07:46.500 --> 01:07:49.779
They're going to be constructing,

01:07:49.779 --> 01:07:52.699
if this is approved, a full shed with living quarters

01:07:52.699 --> 01:07:56.539
and our minimum footage is 750 square feet.

01:07:56.539 --> 01:07:58.139
That's what they plan on doing.

01:07:58.139 --> 01:08:03.539
Um, I believe they've already gotten their soil boring and it's on conventional septic

01:08:03.539 --> 01:08:11.920
and we have no objectors as of today.

01:08:11.920 --> 01:08:13.720
Motion to approve this special use permit.

01:08:13.720 --> 01:08:14.720
Second.

01:08:14.720 --> 01:08:15.720
That was a motion.

01:08:15.720 --> 01:08:16.720
Second.

01:08:16.720 --> 01:08:17.720
Seconded.

01:08:17.720 --> 01:08:20.520
Motion by Bill, seconded by Blutens.

01:08:20.520 --> 01:08:21.520
All in favor.

01:08:21.520 --> 01:08:22.520
Aye.

01:08:22.520 --> 01:08:24.800
Aye.

01:08:24.800 --> 01:08:25.800
That motion carries.

01:08:25.800 --> 01:08:30.800
Vote amendment for article four.

01:08:34.319 --> 01:08:35.659
Fences.

01:08:35.659 --> 01:08:38.920
We technically do not have a fence ordinance.

01:08:38.920 --> 01:08:41.359
And currently we've been running into issues

01:08:41.359 --> 01:08:45.640
with a company that has been installing fencing.

01:08:45.640 --> 01:08:47.800
They get their fence permit,

01:08:47.800 --> 01:08:50.800
and they have it on the property line.

01:08:50.800 --> 01:08:53.260
We get adjacent landowners complaining

01:08:53.260 --> 01:08:55.460
that it is on the property line.

01:08:55.460 --> 01:08:56.940
I have checked with other counties.

01:08:56.940 --> 01:09:01.020
this has gone through council and most counties

01:09:01.020 --> 01:09:02.859
do not allow it to be on the property line

01:09:02.859 --> 01:09:07.859
because of landowner disputes then, except for farm fences.

01:09:08.260 --> 01:09:12.699
So that is the reason we did this.

01:09:12.699 --> 01:09:16.180
Agricultural districts, fences are permitted as necessary

01:09:16.180 --> 01:09:19.819
with no permit needed, visibility at intersections,

01:09:19.819 --> 01:09:22.220
no fence or wall shall be erected and maintained

01:09:22.220 --> 01:09:24.539
so as to obstruct visibility.

01:09:24.539 --> 01:09:26.779
It should be common sense, but sometimes it's not.

01:09:26.779 --> 01:09:30.100
So we put that in there, prohibited fences

01:09:30.100 --> 01:09:32.140
in residential districts would be barbed wire,

01:09:32.140 --> 01:09:36.059
double fencing, fences constructed of scrap material,

01:09:36.059 --> 01:09:38.300
debris, materials unattended for fencing,

01:09:38.300 --> 01:09:41.520
and that's it, any questions?

01:09:43.059 --> 01:09:45.859
So this is in what areas?

01:09:45.859 --> 01:09:47.420
Residentially zoned districts.

01:09:47.420 --> 01:09:47.460
and potentially zoned districts.

01:09:49.140 --> 01:09:51.439
And where do we have those at Stevenson County?

01:09:52.739 --> 01:09:56.039
Shepherd Drive, Royal Oaks, Country Squires,

01:09:56.039 --> 01:10:01.079
it's Shepherd Drive, Willow Lake, where else do we have them?

01:10:01.079 --> 01:10:02.579
We have them at Campin Estates,

01:10:02.579 --> 01:10:04.479
that's what I call out of Oakwood Glen,

01:10:08.159 --> 01:10:09.520
all those areas.

01:10:09.520 --> 01:10:13.420
We have had issues with Ciota Mills,

01:10:13.420 --> 01:10:14.720
somebody put it on the property line,

01:10:14.720 --> 01:10:17.720
the neighbors took it down, which technically you can

01:10:17.720 --> 01:10:20.640
because it's on your shared property line.

01:10:20.640 --> 01:10:21.600
So that was a big deal.

01:10:21.600 --> 01:10:24.079
That's the biggest one we had on this.

01:10:26.920 --> 01:10:30.359
So this is going to stop that it has to be on?

01:10:30.359 --> 01:10:33.199
Yes, if it's not in the plans that we have,

01:10:33.199 --> 01:10:35.119
Nicole and I have gone out and looked to make sure

01:10:35.119 --> 01:10:38.039
that the fences have been placed two feet

01:10:38.039 --> 01:10:41.199
off the property line, as we suggested in the first place.

01:10:41.199 --> 01:10:44.520
This will now just require that has to be.

01:10:44.520 --> 01:10:46.359
and if it is not and it's not removed

01:10:46.359 --> 01:10:48.399
to be two feet off the property line,

01:10:48.399 --> 01:10:51.199
they get their first letter, their second letter

01:10:51.199 --> 01:10:53.079
and then they go in front of the hearing officer

01:10:53.079 --> 01:10:55.720
and then the hearing officer will either,

01:10:55.720 --> 01:10:57.279
will more than likely find them

01:10:57.279 --> 01:11:04.020
and have them remove the feds off the property line.

01:11:04.020 --> 01:11:06.180
City of Freeport, when I put mine up,

01:11:06.180 --> 01:11:07.899
they said we had to be three foot off

01:11:07.899 --> 01:11:12.220
of the property grant, which was okay.

01:11:12.220 --> 01:11:13.859
You gotta mow that side anyway.

01:11:13.859 --> 01:11:14.699
Right.

01:11:14.699 --> 01:11:15.520
Yeah.

01:11:15.520 --> 01:11:16.359
And you didn't want to, didn't you?

01:11:16.359 --> 01:11:22.279
just to never do it, but you know, that's seems reasonable to me.

01:11:22.680 --> 01:11:24.600
Well, so is that a motion?

01:11:24.600 --> 01:11:25.439
That is a motion.

01:11:25.439 --> 01:11:28.479
Yes. Second. Any discussion?

01:11:32.840 --> 01:11:34.920
All those in favor say aye.

01:11:34.920 --> 01:11:38.000
Aye. That motion carries as well.

01:11:40.140 --> 01:11:45.399
Oh, text amendment for chapter three sections.

01:11:46.079 --> 01:11:47.359
Yes, vehicles and operable.

01:11:47.359 --> 01:11:50.640
We're having a lot of issues with this as well.

01:11:50.640 --> 01:11:55.560
It has been working that they had to

01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:00.640
keep them behind a fence.

01:12:00.640 --> 01:12:05.640
We are now cleaning up the wording.

01:12:05.800 --> 01:12:09.619
And then in section F, it states motor vehicles

01:12:09.619 --> 01:12:12.979
on the premises of agricultural business owner or a farm

01:12:12.979 --> 01:12:15.880
as defined in subsection 400-6.

01:12:15.880 --> 01:12:17.800
We are now taking that out

01:12:17.800 --> 01:12:21.100
because we have been receiving complaints from townships

01:12:21.100 --> 01:12:25.739
that farms have inoperable vehicles

01:12:25.739 --> 01:12:27.659
just scattered all over the place.

01:12:27.659 --> 01:12:32.060
They aren't combines, haybines, things like that.

01:12:32.060 --> 01:12:34.779
We're not going after that as it will say.

01:12:35.920 --> 01:12:38.600
It just states, passenger cars, pickup trucks,

01:12:38.600 --> 01:12:40.579
vans and other highway licensed vehicles

01:12:40.579 --> 01:12:42.140
shall be subject to enforcement.

01:12:42.140 --> 01:12:47.140
One perfect example is out on 20

01:12:47.579 --> 01:12:51.340
and across Kitty Corner from right out 20 Bar and Grill.

01:12:51.340 --> 01:12:54.340
There are three vehicles sitting there, they're crashed.

01:12:54.340 --> 01:12:56.979
One has an engine out, one's got a hood up.

01:12:56.979 --> 01:12:58.739
They've been sitting there for two years.

01:12:58.739 --> 01:13:03.279
We have three farms in Aaron Township

01:13:03.279 --> 01:13:07.020
that probably have a good 10 to 15 cars on each property,

01:13:07.020 --> 01:13:10.579
just with vehicles strewn everywhere.

01:13:10.579 --> 01:13:14.579
There's, they're just all, that's why we're removing that.

01:13:14.579 --> 01:13:18.079
We will not go after any farms, farm equipment.

01:13:19.380 --> 01:13:22.680
And then we're changing it to be a hundred dollar a day fine

01:13:22.680 --> 01:13:24.760
for any day that the vehicles remain.

01:13:24.760 --> 01:13:28.899
That has also gone to council and has been approved.

01:13:28.899 --> 01:13:32.939
This is perfect on those businesses that have

01:13:34.699 --> 01:13:39.699
50 cars out there, like they do on Henderson.

01:13:39.699 --> 01:13:42.779
That is on my list to take care of as well.

01:13:42.779 --> 01:13:45.060
He is not allowed to have that many cars there.

01:13:45.060 --> 01:13:48.779
I went by and took photos today on my Audi.

01:13:50.140 --> 01:13:51.979
Yeah, he will have to remain.

01:13:53.100 --> 01:13:54.460
Yes, he has cleaned that up.

01:13:54.460 --> 01:13:56.539
I went out and did an inspection

01:13:56.539 --> 01:13:58.699
about a month and a half ago.

01:13:58.699 --> 01:14:00.180
It was cleaned up quite a bit.

01:14:00.180 --> 01:14:03.100
And last I knew, he told me he was trying

01:14:03.100 --> 01:14:04.500
to get out of that business.

01:14:05.960 --> 01:14:09.159
So he is one that I keep a watch out as well.

01:14:09.699 --> 01:14:20.609
Thoughts or Emotions?

01:14:20.609 --> 01:14:25.609
Emotions.

01:14:25.609 --> 01:14:28.609
All in favor? Aye.

01:14:28.609 --> 01:14:30.609
Any opposed?

01:14:30.609 --> 01:14:32.609
Motion carries as well.

01:14:32.609 --> 01:14:41.609
On to Discussion on the agreement with Wyminski for building inspector.

01:14:41.609 --> 01:14:46.970
Yes, my apologies for having this late to you. He got it to me just this afternoon.

01:14:49.369 --> 01:14:56.729
Our previous inspector retired, like I spoke earlier. He's just, he thought he would be able

01:14:56.729 --> 01:15:02.250
to do it part-time and just decided that he was out of the game. He highly recommended this gentleman.

01:15:02.250 --> 01:15:09.130
This gentleman also works for the Village of Lanark and does a lot of inspections out at Lake Carroll.

01:15:09.130 --> 01:15:12.050
so he does work with Carroll County.

01:15:14.689 --> 01:15:17.250
He's got his licensing that we require

01:15:17.250 --> 01:15:19.449
and his insurance is in there.

01:15:20.329 --> 01:15:22.609
And I do understand if you need to,

01:15:22.609 --> 01:15:25.369
you know, if you don't want to approve it tonight,

01:15:25.369 --> 01:15:28.090
I greatly appreciate it if you approved it tonight

01:15:28.090 --> 01:15:31.909
because we have several houses we need to get inspected.

01:15:34.590 --> 01:15:37.369
But it's pretty much self-explanatory.

01:15:37.369 --> 01:15:41.130
What are the changes in this from the last?

01:15:41.130 --> 01:15:41.970
There aren't any.

01:15:41.970 --> 01:15:43.449
There aren't any changes.

01:15:44.930 --> 01:15:48.369
Or I'll review this at the last minute tonight,

01:15:48.369 --> 01:15:49.810
which was greatly appreciated,

01:15:50.930 --> 01:15:53.210
and said it looked like a normal,

01:15:53.210 --> 01:15:55.489
well, for his words, basic,

01:15:55.489 --> 01:16:05.930
something that the county could enter into.

01:16:05.930 --> 01:16:09.090
I'm a specialist there, a previous inspector.

01:16:09.090 --> 01:16:10.489
He didn't do any.

01:16:10.489 --> 01:16:11.329
Sure.

01:16:11.329 --> 01:16:14.569
None.

01:16:14.569 --> 01:16:15.390
None.

01:16:15.390 --> 01:16:20.390
Is it still the same, 300? Yes.

01:16:22.390 --> 01:16:27.989
Any other discussions?

01:16:27.989 --> 01:16:31.989
Two questions, but I'll wait until you get a motion.

01:16:31.989 --> 01:16:36.270
I'll make a motion to approve.

01:16:36.270 --> 01:16:40.960
I'll second it.

01:16:40.960 --> 01:16:42.960
Motion and a second.

01:16:42.960 --> 01:16:46.960
Yeah, so section 4.3, invoicing and payment that says,

01:16:46.960 --> 01:16:57.960
It says county shall pay them to distribute a demolition of 30 days of receipt. That needs to be changed to at least 45 to fit into our claim cycle.

01:16:57.960 --> 01:17:09.960
Then 5.1 status. I don't know if a word is run together. What we're trying to do here where it says independent contractor, personnel dependent. What is that?

01:17:09.960 --> 01:17:11.960
Independent.

01:17:11.960 --> 01:17:13.960
Is the word personnel supposed to be there?

01:17:13.960 --> 01:17:17.960
I do not believe so. I can double-check and let you know in the morning.

01:17:17.960 --> 01:17:20.960
Or just if it's not pertinent.

01:17:20.960 --> 01:17:24.960
If it's committees, I would say just strike it out.

01:17:24.960 --> 01:17:27.960
11.1 termination.

01:17:27.960 --> 01:17:31.960
I personally would like more than a seven-day ready notice.

01:17:31.960 --> 01:17:35.960
What's customary is at least 30 days. I'd prefer 60.

01:17:35.960 --> 01:17:38.960
So you would like 60?

01:17:38.960 --> 01:17:40.960
I'd prefer 60.

01:17:40.960 --> 01:17:45.960
just by the timing of committees and getting to the board.

01:17:46.680 --> 01:17:48.920
The final item is on the insurance.

01:17:48.920 --> 01:17:50.640
And I know he's just showing this.

01:17:50.640 --> 01:17:52.520
He doesn't have an agreement with the County,

01:17:52.520 --> 01:17:55.000
but this does show the city of Blanark

01:17:55.000 --> 01:17:56.520
has the additional insured.

01:17:56.520 --> 01:17:57.880
Of course, that would have to be changed

01:17:57.880 --> 01:17:59.239
to Stevenson County.

01:18:01.920 --> 01:18:04.680
I think he did state that in his phone call to me

01:18:04.680 --> 01:18:06.640
that he did not get that changed today.

01:18:06.640 --> 01:18:11.640
could date be the dates that we enter into an agreement

01:18:12.479 --> 01:18:15.920
if we do it in that, an older version,

01:18:15.920 --> 01:18:18.059
since it's just a declaration page.

01:18:20.159 --> 01:18:22.039
That's all I got.

01:18:22.039 --> 01:18:24.479
So the date that the board does approve,

01:18:24.479 --> 01:18:25.559
if they do approve it, okay.

01:18:25.559 --> 01:18:26.720
So that would be?

01:18:26.720 --> 01:18:27.960
Week from Thursday.

01:18:29.199 --> 01:18:30.319
18th?

01:18:30.319 --> 01:18:31.159
No.

01:18:31.159 --> 01:18:33.840
18th is Monday, so it'd be the 21st, I think.

01:18:33.840 --> 01:18:34.680
Thank you.

01:18:34.680 --> 01:18:36.199
20th, I think, something like that.

01:18:36.199 --> 01:18:39.699
Yeah, 21st, okay, my suckers would be Brian, thank you.

01:18:41.899 --> 01:18:43.399
Is everybody good with those?

01:18:44.800 --> 01:18:46.199
They would make our motion,

01:18:47.720 --> 01:18:49.440
assuming that those are all going to be-

01:18:49.440 --> 01:18:50.600
If you agree to them.

01:18:50.600 --> 01:18:53.399
Yeah, if you agree to 100% of the recommendations.

01:18:53.399 --> 01:18:54.399
I do.

01:18:54.399 --> 01:18:58.520
I'm just wondering if you're here to do it more correctly.

01:18:58.520 --> 01:19:02.039
In my mind, I would say we pass it on to the Board

01:19:02.039 --> 01:19:03.800
and let Beth get those things,

01:19:03.800 --> 01:19:07.440
give her the opportunity to get those things corrected.

01:19:07.440 --> 01:19:12.440
But as a consensus, we reach pass it on to the full board

01:19:12.440 --> 01:19:17.440
for everyone, allowing them to get those corrections.

01:19:19.359 --> 01:19:21.920
Well, that sounds like that's what we'll do.

01:19:21.920 --> 01:19:24.880
And then we have one last item.

01:19:24.880 --> 01:19:26.680
We give a vote on that.

01:19:26.680 --> 01:19:27.840
Do we need to vote on it?

01:19:27.840 --> 01:19:29.079
Yeah, please.

01:19:29.079 --> 01:19:30.479
We have a motion in a second.

01:19:30.479 --> 01:19:33.559
I guess we do need to vote on that.

01:19:33.559 --> 01:19:34.880
All those in favor?

01:19:34.880 --> 01:19:35.720
Aye.

01:19:36.920 --> 01:19:38.119
And I am one of them as well.

01:19:38.119 --> 01:19:42.300
So that motion changes.

01:19:42.300 --> 01:19:43.979
Discussion on the Illinois Department

01:19:43.979 --> 01:19:45.579
of Employment Security Report.

01:19:45.579 --> 01:19:46.399
Employment Security Report.

01:19:46.399 --> 01:19:50.319
Yes, that monthly update that I get,

01:19:50.319 --> 01:19:53.600
Chairman Helms asked if I would add that to the agenda

01:19:53.600 --> 01:19:56.720
as a discussion, since we get into the conversation

01:19:56.720 --> 01:20:00.760
with Gregory Freeport partnership monthly,

01:20:00.760 --> 01:20:03.760
just so that we're all more in tune to it.

01:20:05.119 --> 01:20:07.000
It's rather interesting to look at.

01:20:07.000 --> 01:20:10.760
The information is in that last HR round table,

01:20:10.760 --> 01:20:12.760
the economic development was very insightful

01:20:12.760 --> 01:20:15.720
to hear everyone's perspectives, ideas.

01:20:18.359 --> 01:20:22.600
There's numbers that are mind boggling to me because the number of open jobs

01:20:22.600 --> 01:20:27.840
and the number of our employees just doesn't make any sense.

01:20:27.840 --> 01:20:31.319
It's just not, you know, not everybody's qualified for those.

01:20:31.720 --> 01:20:34.840
Right. But some of them have to be.

01:20:34.960 --> 01:20:39.439
And a lot of the employers are willing to provide education as well.

01:20:39.479 --> 01:20:42.680
It's just bridging the gaps and figuring that out.

01:20:42.760 --> 01:20:53.800
I have heard from several people that with some of the social services you can get, some people

01:20:53.800 --> 01:21:00.819
are better off making less money and if they make just a little bit more money they start losing

01:21:00.819 --> 01:21:05.859
social services so there's you know it's a balancing actor so I don't you know that's

01:21:05.859 --> 01:21:12.979
obviously beyond our you know what we can do but it sounds like it is a quite common thing.

01:21:14.100 --> 01:21:38.510
Any other items? Now is your opportunity. Hearing none, motion to adjourn.

01:21:38.510 --> 01:21:40.510
So moved. Second.

01:21:40.510 --> 01:21:47.510
All those in favor? Aye.

01:21:47.510 --> 01:21:53.140
We're in the new room, so, four of them are going to sit.

01:21:53.140 --> 01:21:53.640
Sorry.