(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors held their regular weekly meeting this (Wednesday) morning, in Greenfield. During their session, the Board approved a $40 Greenfield Township Clerk wage for Amanda Pickrell, and a one-dollar an hour pay increase for paralegal employees in the Adair County Attorney’s Office. The Board then moved to approve a tax abatement for the New Life Church.

The Supervisors in Adair County heard from Renee Schwartz, with the Greenfield Pool Steering Committee, with other members of the Committee in attendance. Schwartz mentioned the Greenfield City Council met Tuesday night, and approved having a one-million dollar Pool bond referendum on the Nov. 4^th General Election ballot. The Pool, Schwartz said was built in 1942 and is in bad shape, and has one-to two-years of life expectancy remaining.

A new, zero entry-style pool, also called a beach entry pool, has a gradual, sloped entry like a natural beach or lake, allowing swimmers to walk into the water at any depth. The design provides excellent accessibility for children, seniors, and people with mobility issues, as well as a comfortable space for sunbathing or relaxing in the shallow water. The current pool has no such accessibility, and only offers ladders.

Schwartz said it would cost about five-to six-million dollars.

Schwartz said their focus will be on swimming, not added aquatics attractions such as those in nearby communities.

The Committee is hoping that the County can contribute a couple of million dollars, which would also help with the capture of a matching CAT (Community Attraction and Tourism) Grant. The Board took the County’s financial participation in the project under consideration.

In other business, the Adair County Supervisors passed resolutions and contracts as presented by County Engineer Nick Kauffman, who also presented the weekly Secondary Roads Department maintenance and activities report. The Supervisors continued discussion from last week with regard to a shared, Adair-Adams County Engineer Agreement. Supervisor Jodie Hoadley said she and the constituents she’s spoken with, do not agree with a proposed 50-50 split of cost and time/service.

She proposed a 60-40 sharing arrangement, with Adams County absorbing the bulk of the incurred cost.

The vote on sharing a county engineer was 3-2 Walker, Baier, Wedemyer voted,Yes. Hoadley and Christoffersen voted, No. *Corrected from an earlier post*