A no-parking sign resolution on Road 310 from Kansas highway 99 east for one half a mile in front of Admire Sales Barn was not passed this morning for lack of a motion.
Lyon County commissioners discussed the issue during Wednesday morning’s action session and again this morning. The resolution, if passed, would have posted no-parking signs in the area around the Admire Sales Barn, which recently held its first sale.
“My thoughts are that it’s quite a bit of an overkill,” Lyon County Commission Chairman Scott Briggs said. “He (sales barn owner) indicated that traffic was caused because he had two auctions that morning. His indication was that (they) probably would have about 50 percent of the crowd they had for the next sale.”
Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman said there has been no statement made by law enforcement of any known risk as a result of parking on that road.
Briggs called for a motion. The resolution died for lack of a motion.
In other business:
• Commissioners adopted the new Lyon County Grade and Rate Classification schedule effective this month.
• Commissioners approved the purchase of an upgrade to the county’s AS400 system. The AS400 is a mid-range computer system that operates some of the county’s computers. The upgrade buys the county four to five more years before having to make another major upgrade. The upgrade will have 10 times more disk space and four times the memory, Dan Slater, county controller said.
• Commissioner Marshall Miller said year to date sales tax collection in Lyon County is up 2.3 percent from last year. The sales tax is generated through a one half cent tax that the county is using to pay off the Lyon County Courthouse bonds. August generated $177,826.51 in sales tax, making it the second highest balance collected in August.
• Commissioners discussed the schedule for meetings in October. There will be no meeting on Thursday, Oct. 30. Business will be conducted on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 29.