Posts Tagged ‘monroe county board’
Knobloch joins county board
A familiar face has returned to Monroe County government. During its meeting last Wednesday night, the Monroe County Republican Central Committee recommended to Monroe County Board Chairman Bob Elmore that…
Read MoreCounty talks coronavirus effect
The final hour of Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting was devoted to the coronavirus, with the board approving two measures related to the virus and hearing the latest. The board…
Read MoreCounty receives project, financial updates
The rapidly changing nature of the current coronavirus environment obviously dominated Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, which can read about on this week’s front page. In other business…
Read MoreFausz replacements appointed
During a special meeting on Friday, the Monroe County Board appointed two people to fill two of the three positions held by Mike Fausz. The county commissioners appointed Chris Voelker…
Read MoreCounty moves on road projects
The Monroe County Board approved two road improvement projects at its meeting on Tuesday. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger provided details on the projects. The first is a cooperative…
Read MoreCounty talks road plans, marijuanna
The Monroe County Board discussed the future of roads and cannabis on Monday morning. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger presented his department’s five-year plan for road work in the county. …
Read MoreCounty OKs balanced budget
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved its budget for fiscal year 2020, which began Dec. 1 and ends Nov. 30. The county is projecting it will have $8,451,839 in…
Read MoreDemocrat running for county board
Democrat Duane Langhorst announced Monday that he is running to replace outgoing Republican Bob Elmore on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. Barring a primary challenge, Langhorst would face Republican…
Read MoreConcerns over proposed cell tower
The Monroe County Board on Monday listened to concerns from rural Columbia residents in regard to a proposed new AT&T cell tower. Monroe County Director of Mapping and Platting Mike…
Read MoreWedding venue zoning request tabled
A request to rezone a barn wedding venue in the 1400 block of Centerville Road in rural Columbia and the five-acre land parcel it is on was tabled Monday by…
Read MoreCounty talks dispatching, pot, UTVs
The Monroe County Board revisited a few topics of recent interest during its Monday morning meeting at the courthouse. An agreement for a contract setting forth Waterloo’s payment for emergency…
Read MoreElmore drops out of race
Monroe County Commissioner Bob Elmore said Monday that he will no longer be seeking re-election after fellow Republican George Green announced plans last week to challenge Elmore. “I’ve been thinking…
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