A no-parking sign resolution on Road 310 from Kansas highway 99 east for one half a mile in front of Admire Sales Barn did not pass this morning for lack of a motion.
Chip Woods, Lyon County engineer, said on Wednesday he does not support the resolution. Woods received several complaints following the sales barn’s first sale that people were parked on both sides of the road. Woods said putting up no parking signs in the area would require the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office to enforce the signs and it would leave signs up all year round, which are susceptible to vandalism.
Lyon County Commission Chairman Scott Briggs said he talked to the owners of the sales barn and they said there were a lot of sightseers at the first sale.
“My thoughts are that it’s quite a bit of an overkill,” Briggs said this morning. “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.”
Briggs said the property owners will put up signs during the next sale and will direct people to park in the parking lot provided. Another reason people were parking on the road was because of an equipment auction about a half a mile down the road.
“That’s why all the cars were parked on the road there,” Briggs said. “They sold those old tractors they had done construction with. They won’t do that again.”
Briggs said he does not see parking as a problem in the future. 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 this morning, commissioners:
• adopted the new Lyon County Grade and Rate Classification schedule effective this month.
• 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.
• 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.
During Wednesday’s study session:
• 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.
• Rick Frevert of Lyon County Emergency Management gave commissioners an update on the department’s projects from 2004 to present.
Among the grant projects in 2004 was the north radio communications tower, the Foreign Animal Disease plan was completed; security systems were purchased for city and county buildings and the Lyon County Health Department; an emergency response trailer and equipment was purchased; and haz mat equipment was purchased for the fire department. Some of the grant projects in 2005 were the start of construction on the south communications radio tower; the county’s Emergency Operations Center was set up at the Sheriff’s Department; and an additional decontamination tent was purchased. In 2006, projects included the purchase of more radio equipment for the Emergency Operations Center and the Emporia Police Department, additional equipment was purchased for the response trailer.
In 2007, accountability equipment was purchased. The county will have equipment on display at the Oct. 21 Mass Vaccination clinic at the Anderson Building, Lyon County Fairgrounds. The equipment includes a new identification card system for Lyon County, which will be required for all first responders in Lyon County. The card would be given to county employees and would be coded for each employee as well as first responders. Frevert used the example of sending an employee to a disaster area. If the employee gets lost or hurt, he or she can be located. When located the employee’s card can be scanned and emergency contact information would be relayed to emergency personnel.
The 2008 grant process started in September, Frevert said.
• Robert Sullivan, of Community Corrections, introduced commissioners to Beverly Hilbish, adult unit supervisor for Community Corrections. Hilbish was recently selected as a participant in this year’s U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Corrections Technology Institute. Hilbish was one of 25 mid-level managers across the United States selected to attend, Sullivan said. The institute is a week long and offers networking opportunities and information exchange opportunities. All of Hilbish’s lodging, food and travel expenses are paid.
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