Louise Freyberger, who lives near the Portersville Bridge, asked commissioners if she can get some gravel on CR 950S from the extra $200,000 the council appropriated at their last meeting. Truelove said he drove the road Sunday and thought it was in excellent shape, but he would have Highway Department workers keep an eye on it.

Myers commented that with the flooding in Elnora, the county will probably lose some roads in the area.

PARKING LOT

Myers said the lot catty-corner from the courthouse which commissioners purchased recently intending to make it a parking lot is starting to cost more than planned. To follow city code, they will have to get an engineer to draw up plans with proper drainage, which could cost $6,800, he said.

Hayes reminded commissioners they got a good deal when they purchased the property, and they voted to continue with the parking lot project. Hayes is working on getting the property rezoned.

LIGHTHOUSE SEWAGE

County Sanitarian Geoff Stoner said he is still working on fixing sewage problems at the former county home, which Lighthouse is leasing. He said the current plan is to install a mound system with a wetland that the airport and other future development can tie into. The city of Washington won’t allow the county to run sewer lines from the building into the city’s sewer system, he said.

DISTRIBUTION ANNEX

Tim Wright of the Daviess County Health Department told commissioners they needed to agree to a plan to determine how pandemic influenza antiviral medication will be distributed and where it will be stored if needed.

APPOINTMENTS

Commissioners appointed North Daviess school board member Darren Holder to the Daviess County Redevelopment Commission.

They appointed Tanya Shaw to the Community Corrections Advisory Board.

FINANCES

Commissioners read and approved an annual mortgage compliance report from Umbaugh and Associates. Hayes said the rail refinancing to save interest money should be finished in the next three weeks.

Commissioners approved a PERF resolution authorizing Auditor Gail Doades to accept pension liability on behalf of Daviess County.