Henry County Supervisors Meeting Yields Talk of Planning and Zoning Meeting, Dump Station, and Constitution Week

The Henry County Board of Supervisors met on Thursday morning for their regular weekly meeting. The county engineer, Jake Hotchkiss, provided an update on the state of our county roads. The project at Franklin Avenue (W55) is moving “very well” right now according to Hotchkiss, and he asks that the public continue to avoid that area while crews are working. Currently, it is closed from 285th St south to 300th St. Hotchkiss appreciates the publics patience on these continued projects.

Caleb Waters chimed in with his monthly update for the conservation department. The dump station was a major talking point, as frustrations from Caleb were shared.  Initially, the conservation department was hoping to put in a new tank system, but after being told they could not go that route, spent just shy of $30,000 to hire an engineering firm. This allowed them to assess the situation and analyze the available routes. Now, they are looking into purchasing 8 large tanks which would be dispersed across two dump sites. They are working with Fairfield Precast and sharing rough information on the project. Unfortunately, the honor system of “pay to dump” was not working, and the rates of camping will have to go up.

A representative with The Daughters of the American Revolution shared a presentation and asked the board for permission to set up in the lobby of the courthouse on September 20th. They will hand out united states flags and share information on the constitution. This coincides with Constitution Week, which is September 17th-23rd. Their goal it to bring awareness to the constitution and to share the importance of it.

Joe Buffington, Planning and Zoning Commission, gave his monthly update and mentioned the Planning and Zoning meeting which is scheduled for next Tuesday evening. The citizens in attendance at the supervisors meeting were very interested and asked multiple questions during the public comment section. The public was assured that there will be a PA system set up at that meeting, which will allow for those in the rotunda to hear. Supervisor board chair, Greg Moeller, said it was his understanding that those who sign up to speak at the meeting can float the remainder of their time to other individuals, if they choose to do so. The chair has control of the meeting, and the supervisors stated that the public needs to follow their rules. One citizen stated that he doesn’t need a filibuster, but he needs to be able to speak his peace at this upcoming meeting. This will be held in the Henry County courthouse courtroom at 6:00pm Tuesday, September 17th.