County Board hears request from Leon Township for dumpster site upgrade
Tue, 07/24/2018 - 10:48am
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By:
Karen Edelbach
The Clearwater County Board of Commissioners met on July 17, 2018 with an agenda which included the Nursing Service, Environmental Services, Land Department, CVSO report, and Auditor-Treasurer.
Environmental Services Director, Dan Hecht received a letter from Lori Larson, the Leon Township Clerk regarding some needs at the dumpster site on the Clearwater Lake Road.
“We would like to be added to the list to get the site upgraded. The site needs higher fences and perhaps, to be emptied more often,” the letter from Ms. Larson stated. “Since it is such an open area, the wind blows garbage and plastic bags when the lids are left open when too full.”
Since Clearbrook is a big user of the site, the garbage on the road between Clearbrook and the dumpsters has been increasing.
There was a suggestion that perhaps Sentence to Serve (STS) crews could be scheduled every so often to clean up the site and pick the ditches into Clearbrook.
“I brought this letter to the Board's attention because we want to take the Township's concerns seriously. We have been doing these things they suggested in the past,” Dan said. “Theirs is one of the best sites in the County. And the STS crews have done a very good job in cleaning the area.”
He brought a quote from Keller Fence Company in Grand Rapids to show the cost to furnish and install 415 linear feet of 6 foot tall chain link fence there, which would be $12,369. An 8 foot tall fence would cost $13,957.
“We will consider a higher fence for the next year's budget,” he said. “We need to prioritize.”
Land Commissioner Bruce Cox received approval to purchase a Bonnell 122 Road Maintainer from Bert's Truck Equipment for $6,295.
County Veterans Service Officer Harry Hutchens III brought the CVSO and Safety Controls quarterly report for the period of April 1 to June 30 of 2018.
Some of the highlights of his report are his attendance at the Minnesota Safety Council 2018 Annual Safety Conference May 3-10 where he received a “Basic Workplace Safety Certificate'; and the 2018 AWAIR Safety Update June 5th and 6th. He also facilitated the Clearwater County Safety Committee Meeting for July.
The office had 483 telephone calls; 56 office visits; 8 home visits; and handled 332 emails, among other business for the Veterans Service Office during this quarter.
Director of Nursing Marissa Hetland received approval to hire Teresa Bolduc as a Home Health Aide and Homemaker on a part time basis. She will work more than 1040 hours per year. Teresa has 16 plus years experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant, which justifies hiring her at a Step 10. Her present wage is $17.65.
County Auditor Allen Paulson was authorized to pay the submitted invoices of $24,358 for the County Revenue Fund and $26,657 for the Nursing Service Fund.
All Commissioners were present at the meeting: Daniel Stenseng, Dean Newland, John Nelson, Neal Illies and Arlen Syverson.