The Cass County Board of Supervisors today (Friday), approved a 28-E (cost sharing) agreement with the Cass County Memorial Hospital, the City of Atlantic and the County, with regard to sharing the cost of ambulance services. Auditor Dale Sunderman…

Supervisor Mark O’Brien says it’s a much broader system than what is in-place currently.

The Board also approved vacating a portion of an untraveled county roadway, not affecting the nearby, traveled portion, in a portion of Cass Township, near Lewis.

The Supervisors discussed a complaint received with regard to a number of abandoned, junked or inoperable vehicles near Massena, some of which are on the Iowa DOT right-of-way. The vehicles are located just outside the Massena City Limits, on the south side of Highway 92. Supervisor Frank Waters said there are nine vehicles, five of which are on the State Right-of-way, some of which are under the County’s jurisdiction.

Waters suggested the State (DOT) handle the matter. Board Chair Steve Baier said they could talk with the property owner about moving the vehicle, but that wouldn’t solve the problem in its entirety.

The Board tabled the matter until they could further check the County’s Ordinance with regard to junk/abandoned vehicles, and any action the City of Massena may take in the interim. In other action, they approved the Secondary Roads Employee Bargaining Unit Agreement for FY2021, which basically calls for a 50-cents per hour wage increase for each employee.  The Supervisors also approved the employment of Susan Page as an additional jailer.