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At the April 19 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting held at the Annex, Elyse Dufour presented herself on the phone to the commissioners as they addressed an update to her application for a land-use change for her property.
On November 16, the commissioners held a public hearing on the change. At that time, the commissioners put a requirement forth for Dufour that involved her getting a permit from DEQ for the septic system, which she has obtained.
Dufour also agreed to cap the RV connections to the septic and there would be no tent sites.
Commissioner Phil Scheel made the motion to approve the application as all the conditions were met. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Dufour application.
Tricia McPhie of Public Health and Prevention presented the TANF/CPI Grant application for the amount of $20,000 that would help High Country Behavioral Health. The work would help keep kids and families together and address substance abuse issues. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the grant application.
McPhie also presented the Crisis Cooperative Agreement for supplemental funding in the amount of $163,000. This will help hire a full-time Public Health Response Coordinator and they will have to ask for a reimbursement. The commissioners voted and passed approval to the agreement.
The last item McPhie presented to the commissioners was the Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation. The commissioners voted and approved, adding Chairman Tom Ryan’s signature to the proclamation.
The commissioners then selected the high school students to award the Commissioners Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to. The results will be announced at the scholarship awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the auditorium. It was noted that students who received the scholarship from the commissioners are eligible to reapply in their sophomore year of college to receive additional funds, but no student has yet taken the opportunity to do so.
Will Farrell and Jackie Dorothy presented a plan to the commissioners to install a digital sign at the fairgrounds. They were seeking their support and to inform them of how they were raising the money to pay for it and to keep them in the loop.
The bids for the digital sign range from $116,000 to $120,000. So far, they have raised $70,000 from the Travel and Tourism Board, the Fair Board, and the Recreation Board. Dorothy added that if this project is successful, they hope to add three other signs at each entrance to the town.
Chairman Ryan said he thinks “It’s a good idea.” Farrell and Dorothy also said they have approached Bill Gordon to incorporate emergency planning and notifications in the use of the sign.
In other business, the commissioners received two applications for three open spots on the Land Use Planning Board. The commissioners voted and approved the appointment of Harvey Seidel and Adam Estenson to the board, which they previously have been part of.
Les Culliton presented the Fair Building roof contract, which was signed by Wyoming Roofing. The commissioners voted to approve the contract in the amount of $122,605. Culliton also brought up the issue of contingency funds for the courthouse roof project. He explained the roofing company wanted to add a weather barrier material to the project as it would make the project be done quicker and it would add more protection as well. After some discussion, the commissioners voted to contribute up to $1,000 to add the contingency funds.
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