Meeker County Board Meeting
The Meeker County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation by Public Health staff regarding suicide prevention billboards. Lamar Advertising would put up three billboards with suicide prevention messages by Grove City, Litchfield and Darwin along Highway 12. The cost of the project is $15,800 which would be funded by a suicide prevention grant. The Board approved of the project.
The Board approved of a quote from Pro-Tec Design for the purchase, installation and configuration of 5 Exacqvision security camera servers for $45,407.31. A reclassification of the pay scale for the finance director was approved in the range of $43.94-to-$59.05 per hour. County Administrator Andrew Letson says this would typically be considered on January 1st, but since they are in the process of recruiting a Finance Director, the item came up now. Scott Klatt was reappointed to a 3-year term to the Sauk River Watershed District board of managers.
The Commissioners approved of a conditional use permit for Vern Becker for NexGen Dairy at 39566 592nd Avenue of Eden Valley in Manannah Township for an increase in animal units and building additions. A preliminary plat was approved for the Ashwill Shores Sixth Addition 3-lot plat in Section 12 of Collinwood Township. A final plat was also approved for Bayside Estate – a 2-lot plat – in Section 11 of Kingston Township by Lake Francis for John & Jackie Bolvin of South Haven.
The Meeker County Board of Commissioners also heard a report regarding the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office Community Paramedic program from Chief Deputy Bill Hudson and Community Paramedic Mike Molitor. Mike described his duties and the more than 1600 calls that he’s responded to since starting in 2022. He says the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office was recently granted a LUCAS device from the Minnesota AED project through the University of Minnesota. The device is used for delivering chest compressions.
