The Greene County Board of Supervisors met Monday in regular session.

During open forum, a letter from the Jefferson Veterinary Clinic was presented. Dr. Mark Peters gave the County a six month notice to discontinue keeping any rabies-quarantined animals for the County starting January 1, 2021. The letter outlines several reasons, including obnoxious behavior by the animal’s owner, owners not bringing in a vicious animal into their facility when they are required to do so, and owners calling after hours expecting staff to be available. The Board said they are continuing to look at alternatives.

Also during open forum, a Union Pacific Railroad representative told the Board that two railroad crews will be replacing the road crossings and railroad ties along their property on the east side of the county starting July 21st. 

Jefferson Matters: Main Street representative Mikki Schwartzkopf addressed the Board about installing lighted snowflakes on the trees around the county courthouse. Home State Bank was looking to possibly sell their current decorations to JMMS. County Engineer Wade Weiss said his crew could install them. However, the Board tabled its decision pending further review of the logistics and potential cost.

The Board then reviewed a letter from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources about the Stumpf Finisher hog confinement site. The letter said that due to lack of action during a 45-day window from a landowner not addressing a waterway in need of repair northwest of the hog confinement site, no draft permit was issued to Todd Stumpf. 

The Board then heard an update from Jefferson City Administrator Mike Palmer. He gave an update on the water main project north of City Hall, a shared-use path project on Central Avenue, and the airport runway extension project will start later this year.

The Board then reappointed Sandy Miner to the Region XII Council of Governments Housing Authority Board. Finally, the Board held a closed session to discuss pending litigation. Following the closed session, the Board approved a resolution of settlement for Terry Sutton. An alleged incident happened February 9th when Sutton claimed to have slipped and fallen on county property. As per the settlement, the County did not admit fault, but agreed to pay some of the damages from the alleged incident.