The Cass County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, March 9^th.

• The results of the CAM Special Election were confirmed. The total number of votes were unchanged, at 170 Yes and 2 No.  Auditor Dale Sunderman says district patrons therefor voted to keep extra tax revenue in the district until 2050.

Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said there are big plans in the works for the Cass County Secondary roads including;

• New culvert pipes for a summer project set to arrive March 26^th. Steel rivets for bridge repairs on 700^th street were also ordered.
• The week of March 22nd Wolken will begin the process of interviewing candidates for three maintenance positions and one engineering tech position.
• And, “Cass County will be closing a bridge southwest of Atlantic on M56 (570^th Street) just south of the intersection with Lansing Road for bridge deck repair on Monday, March 15.  A signed detour using Lansing Road and Highway 6 will be provided.  It is anticipated the bridge will be closed for approximately one month.”

The Supervisors reported on their committee assignments, and mentioned…

• A new road and several signs were put in at the Zion building last week. Plans to build a larger parking lot are in place, and will be carried out after a culvert gets rerouted.
• A hill grade study is being conducted at the landfill. The results may speed up the timeline of the closure. They are also looking at different options for capping off the cells, including a plastic cap or a four foot natural cap.
• The Outdoor Classroom south of Massena will be looking to make some changes this year. This includes the removal of many ash trees planted 30 years ago that are infected by the Emerald Ash Borer. There was a high winter kill rate in the pond. It will need to be dredged and restocked.
• Lake Anita State park is also taking out many Ash trees that have been infected by the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle.
• On March 8th, 12,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines were distributed. In Cass County the “1C” tier is nearly completed.