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Accomplishments of the board in
my first term.
1. The current
board of supervisors was responsible for obtaining an Economic
Development Director for Louisa County. I was a part of this
effort. I feel this is one of the most important accomplishments
of any board. The mission of this group is to raise incomes or
the tax base in Louisa County. This is reflected in the 2004
work plan for the director: Work with government bodies to plan
for growth. Gather and compile information regarding economic
opportunities in Louisa County. Encourage spending locally to
keep money in Louisa County. Market economic opportunities in
Louisa County. Work with existing businesses to facilitate improvement
and growth to bring more money to Louisa County. Create a formal
plan for LDG's marketing effort.
2. Started the clean up of contaminated soil at the Texaco
Station in Oakville, This includes excavation of soil and demolishing
the old station and getting the property back on the tax rolls,
at no cost to the county. I helped find out that county's are
eligible for Underground Storage Tank clean up funds. $100,000
from the state Underground Storage Tank funds will be used in
Louisa County for the clean up at no cost to the county. No matching
dollars are required for countys.
3. Helped guide the progress of getting the GIS (Geographical
Information System) for the county. The system involves taking
high resolution aerial photographs of the county, digitizing
the photos and putting them into a computer, and attaching data
layers to the aerial photograph. Some of the data layers are:
text documents in the court house involving real estate information
and taxes, roads and right a way layers, utilities, lot lines,
911 addresses, confinement facilities and minimum distances to
neighbors, trails, conservation board ground, school district
boundaries, fire districts, etc. The system should streamline
the work in several offices and help the constituent access information
quicker and easier.
4. With the recommendations of existing staff and the
board of supervisors, helped guide and approve the reorganization
of Community Services and the CPC's office into one office. This
reorganization saved 4/5 the cost of one full time equivalent
person and benefits.
5. Helped guide the Louisa Regional Solid Waste Agency
in managing the closed landfill at Cairo and the Transfer station
in Wapello. This process involved meeting requirements of the
DNR and past debt obligations of the agency to Great River Solid
Waste. The Louisa Regional Solid Waste Agency is operating smoothly.
6. Helped score the first Matrix (animal confinement scoring
sheet) for the DNR in the county. This scoring system introduced
by the DNR this year is used to evaluate animal confinement facilities.
Unfortunately, this is only for facilities housing over 2500
animal units and the DNR still has the final say. However, by
a county board of supervisors being willing to score the matrix,
this gives the board of supervisors the right to give input to
the DNR on whether to issue a construction permit.
7. Manually helped clean up the Fredonia Cemetery of old
LP tanks and dispose of them properly at no cost to the county.
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