County Approves Detour, Burn Ban
Roosevelt County commissioners approved a request for a detour on County Road 2039 during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, July 6.
The detour, requested by MK Weeden Construction, will consist of eight miles. Work will be conducted this fall and next spring. Commissioners have the right to inspect the project when completed.
Commissioners also approved a gravel contract from MK Weeden Construction. The county will pay $79,950 of gravel based on an unit price of $5.33.
The county officially went into a burn ban when the commissioners approved the ban during the meeting.
“This will make it an official burn ban. A lot of it is if somebody starts a fire, they are liable,” Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said.
Employees for the community of Brockton, Sam Boyd and Lyle Lambert, were approved for a 2.75 percent cost of living increase.
Also receiving a 2.75 percent cost of living increase were mosquito control employees.
Commissioners approved an increase of $1 an hour and 2.75 percent living increase to the two Wolf Point Area Museum employees. “They are way behind in the pay scale,” Commissioner Duane Nygaard said.
Commissioner Gary Macdonald explained, “The museum board was in and asked for that.”
The Rios Minor Subdivision, located outside of Froid, was approved. The subdivision consists of about 20 acres.
Tom Nichols, the county’s assessor clerk, explained that many residents are complaining about an increase of taxes when they are receiving their property appraisal notices.
Nichols said residents can request a review. If assistance is needed to submit a review, people can request help from his office located in the courthouse.
The Roosevelt County commissioners approved a transfer of funds on two motions during a special administrative meeting Wednesday, June 30.
Commissioners unanimously approved the transfer of $30,350.01 from the Stonegarden grant fund into the small support equipment fund.
Commissioners also approved the transfer of $30,487.85 between the two funds. That amount will pay for sheriff office’s radios.
During a meeting in January, commissioners agreed to hold off on the purchase of the five new radios until the funds were in hand. The grant funds arrived last week.
Parts aren’t available to repair the office’s older radios.
“The sheriff called me. He’s in desperate need for new radios,” Macdonald said during a meeting in January.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Operation Stonegarden Grant Program provides funding to enhance cooperation and coordination among state, local, tribal, territorial and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance security along the United States’ land and water borders.
