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Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun, Wednesday, April 27, 1994 A-5 Supervisors will hire referee to handle protests valuation County Visitors Committee will host its Calhoon said the county weed control annual breakfast at 6:30 a.m. department, under the supervision oi Wednesday, May 4, at the Wymore Milton Vitosh, recently received an out-Community Center. standing evaluation from the state, Weed rating Supervisor Richard Citizens State Bank of Virginia and Lewiston Will Be Closed Friday, April 29th in Honor of Arbor Day. We will resume our regular business hours Saturday, April 30. 1994.

Citizens State Bank Branch of Farmers Bank of Cook Virginia, NE Member Lewtatori; NE 688-4272 FDIC 865-5555 Bridge replacements Approved resolutions for bridge replacements east of sections 29 and 32 in Sherman Township. Highway Superintendent LaVere Doty said the bridges, located approximately four miles south and two miles west of Virginia, would be replaced with corrugated metal pipe. Cable permits Approved permits for Lincoln Telephone to replace cables east of Section 10, Blue Springs-Wymore Township, and cut of Section 12, Island Grove Township. Pawnee County check Voted to place a check for $1,835 for a bridge reconstruction program from Pawnee County into the Road Fund. The bridge is located east of Section 13 in Island Grove Township approximately three miles north and one mile east of Liberty.

The bridge was damaged by flooding and was recently repaired at a cost of $25,398. The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid $7,455 toward the costs. Doty said the amount from Pawnee County covered half the cost of materials. Asphalt overlay Doty reported that one and one-half inch asphalt overlay has been put on several sections of county asphalt roads, including the entrance to Beatrice State Developmental Center from Highway 136, on the Odell Road, toe PWF and the DeWitt East Road. Tourism week proclaimed Authorized Carsten to proclaim the week of May 1 as Gage County Tourism Week in conjunction with National Tourism Week.

The Gage We Silver Coins Furniture Antiques Pocket Knives and Much More 5157a Ella 228-2670 the possibility of a land study. Smith said the land study might provide the county with a totally independent view on whether property valuations for, land classifications have been set too high by the state. "We're going to find out. Everybody thinks the valuations are too high. Hopefully (Great Plains) will get prices from the sales on the land, and they will think they are less than what the state says," Smith said.

THE FIGURES from the study could then be used to give the county ammunition if the county lowers the values and is called before the state Department of Revenue during hearings this summer. The cost of the study has been estimated at $2,500. "With the amount of money spent and the amount of people's time (spent on valuations and protests), I don't think it's a bad idea," Smith said following the morning meeting. Supervisors learned during the afternoon session that Great Plains would not be able to guarantee completion of the study by April 16, when valuation protest hearings are to begin. Scott Gronewold of Homestead Land Co.

told supervisors that Great Plans could take up to May 31 to complete the study if there was a lot of research involved. The supervisors discussed the possibility that residential protests be scheduled first in order to give more time to allow the study to be completed before rural protests are heard. More discussion on the matter is expected at Thursday's meeting. The supervisors also discussed land valuations with several area farmers and Jerry Knoche, property tax manager for the Department of Revenue. The supervisors took no action following that discussion.

IN OTHER business: Hospital agreement Approved a contract with Beatrice Community Hospital which allows the hospital to bill the Gage County Ambulance Service when nureei or other medical personnel from the hospital accompany a MedicareMedicaid patient in an ambulance during transfers to other hospitals. Attorney Jim Nelson, representing the hospital, said the government changed regulations effective Jan. 1. Only one entity may bill MedicareMedicaid for costs of an ambulance run, he said. Supervisor Richard Calboon, a member of the hospital board, abstained from the vote.

SCC grant At the request of Dennis Headrick, interim SCC -Beatrice campus president, delayed a public bearing and approval for an application for a state-funded grant until May 24. The grant would be used for a feasibility study for planning housing on the campus for a year round Parents of All Ages program. Currently the program is only held in the summer, and utilizes existing bousing on campus. The Community Development Block Grant would be funded through the Department of Economic Development. Headrick said the personnel putting together the grant application had asked that the County Board's resolution to approve the application be delayed until the application is complete.

Civil defense report During his quarterly report Civil Defense Director Dennis Traylor reported that repairs and maintenance have been done to tornado sirens after several of them failed during a recent statewide warning drill. He said the failure was caused by a loose wire. Subsequent tests showed all sirens working. Traylor said a special encoder has been installed at the Beatrice Police Department dispatch center to allow sirens to be activated more quickly and with less complication. Civil Defense is also working on emergency preparedness planning for senior high and middle schools in Beatrice and working on sirens there, he said.

Four wheel drive Sheriff Jerry DeWitt reported the county has acquired through a government sale in Des Moines, Iowa, a used four-wheel-drive vehicle for use by county offices. He said the only cost to the county was the cost of the title and the trip to Iowa to bring the vehicle back. "We can use this when we get a lot snow, or when we get a patrol car stuck in the ditch," DeWitt said. 4 i 1 1)0 It-" RESERVATION $M0 Delores M. Mulryan, current Gage County Treasurer, give my full endorsement to Margaret Gile.

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County By Eric Brian Daily Sun staff writer The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the hiring of referees to handle property valuation protests. Supervisors voted unanimously to approve contracts with John Zarybnicky of Homestead Land 1705 N. Sixth St, and Steve Kettelhut of Fairbury, a certified general appraiser. County Attorney Richard Smith, who drew up the contracts, said Homestead would handle the bulk of refereed protests, while Kettelhut would handle cases in which Homestead had conflicts of interest The contracts stated the referees would be reimbursed at a rate of $65 per hour plus expenses. The rate is the same as Lancaster County has been paying for its referee services, Smith said.

The supervisors met Tuesday morning for their regular session, and discussed the hiring of referees during an executive session, but put off approval of hiring the referees and related motions until a 2 p.m. session. A. SEPARATE motion approved by the supervisors gives the referees permission to get tain information from the Assessor's Office with the understanding the information will be kept confidential, Smith said. The supervisors also appointed two County Board members to serve as referee coordinators.

Supervisor Albert Klein will oversee agricultural land and Supervisor Odon Goble will oversee property within cities. The motion gave Klein and Goble the authority to call special meetings with them as chairmen, County Board, Chairman Bruce Carsten said. The supervisors also approved a change in the way notices to appear at protests are handled. In the past the Clerk's Office issued notices. For this year, notices will be sent out by the Assessor's Office.

More than 250 valuation protests had been filed with the County Clerk's Office by Tuesday said Deputy County Clerk Sandra Eltiste. THE SUPERVISORS delayed approval of a land study to be conducted by Great Plains Appraisal of Lincoln. A separate meeting was scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, April 28, for officials to discuss with a Great Plains representative Sl i iJpA 4 lift 111 i 7 li I I ft m. 1 I 1 i (1 i Here's tl 4ra RaA 13-month 4l7EQn Ceftlficateof mt fLlLnv DePs1 ra AAA 13-month 111 0 Certificate of Mironnmiilrlnili4 Wkmi tf OJortificatf of Minimum iIpjuimI "i I lowdown gh rates.

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