(Greenfield) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday morning in their Board Room at the Courthouse, in Greenfield. During their session, Auditor Mandy Berg discussed some recent webinars she attended, with regard to the S.3011 Bill – re: The State, Local, Tribal & Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure & Disaster Relief Act (COVID relief). The bill was passed in the Senate and was sent to the House for review and later action.

The funds can be used just as if the County had lost revenue, for such things as building repairs, roads and infrastructure and public safety, for example. The Board discussed, but made no concrete plans for the money, once it’s received. Board Chair Steve Shelley said if the funds could be used “100-percent to relieve taxpayer’s costs, it would be what we’re here for.”

The Board will take the information home and study it. The Board thanked Berg for attending those informational sessions. Afterward, Berg presented the FY21 Annual Urban Report with regard to Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for the Debt Service Fund.

The report showed each TIF taxing district, showing the values for each district and the TIF revenue received for each district. The number of Taxing Districts next year, she said, will increase from eight to 21. Adair County Weed Commissioner Nathan Jensen presented his Annual Report. He said it wasn’t too bad of a year overall, but he did have to send a couple of notices out to property owners, asking them to get their noxious weeds under control. The problem areas are basically the same as last year, he said. And, County Engineer Nick Kauffman presented the front page of plans for the W20 Jackson 16×10 Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert (RCB) Project on a Farm-To-Market road. After the Board Chair signed the page, which allows the County to solicit bids, Kauffman said the scheduled bid letting will be held March 15, 2022.

Kauffman also provided a report on the Secondary Roads Dept. activities. He said some things that were planned for this week, had been rained-out.