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December 2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Summary: accepted the audit report, changed policy on paying past due bills, NRCS noted that there will by a lot of tree plans this year so they will be out working ahead to get everything done, Johnson gave the board the contract for red thread and explained what they will be doing and then there was a motion to approve working with them up to a value, motion was made to request NCORPE Board to provide the MRNRD board with a formal plan on how they intend to effectively manage the land and that plan should be received within 90 days, there was a motion to approve the staff the work with Se

November 2017

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Summary: NRCS went over the deadlines for conservation practice sign up, NNRC reported on the scoring of the WSF Funding, Johnson has been reading meters in Frontier Co and attending meetings on with Ricketts and DNR on the preliminary forecast meeting, DNR has stated that it would be a compact call year but that no management actions would be required, NCORPE reported that the audit is coming along but they are still waiting on some more information and that it was decided to go back to every other month for meetings, Land Owners for a Common Purpose handed out materials and let their part

November Public Hearing 2017

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Summary: the purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony with regard to revisions to the Ground Water Management Area, Rules and Regulations for the Middle Republican NRD 

October 2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Summary: Bob Meyer went over the audit in detail and answered questions of the board, Land Owners for a Common Purpose attended the meeting and asked to be put on the next months agenda for the regular meeting as well as requested that our attorney write an opinion letter on the subject of selling NCORPE lands, NRCS reported that they have planting for about 35,000 shrubs this year and the the engineers are out doing surveys on P2 now and that the range judging went very well and their was about 232 kids that participated, NARD hired a new lobbyist, NNCS is currently grading applications fo

September 2017

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Summary: motion to approve the proposed budget and the $10 occupation tax and set the mil levy rate as presented at the hearing, NRCS finishing up their fiscal year and finalizing stewardship contracts, NNRC report was that there was 9 large applications and 13 small applications for the WSF Grant process, Johnson is finishing up planning for the range judging and finishing up droning the high tech fields, NCORPE is still waiting on the audit and waiting to hear from HDR on the status of the windfarm, Boyce went over the estimated cost for the automated gate for Wellfleet lake and there was

Budget Hearing 2017

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Summary: The purpose of this hearing is to receive support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to the purposed budget of the Middle republican NRD.  This is in accordance with §13-501 to §13-512 , and Manager Jack Russell presented the proposed budget.  The proposed budget of disbursements and transfers of $7,200,089.00 and a cash reserve of $271,336.55.  The property tax requirement is $1,305,485.00.  This would result in a proposed tax rate of .031020.  The proposed occupation tax rate for this budget is $10.00

August 2017

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Summary: Approval was given to go to hearing for the proposed budget and the $10.00 occupation tax, Johnson submitted the grants for the water sustainability funding, Boyce and Johnson have been busy flying the drone over the high tech systems, N-CORPE’s audit is still not complete, DNR water reserve cash fund has approached us for a list of projects we are wanting to pursue and request funds for, set up a new Wellfleet Advisory Committee that consists of Loomis, Schilling, and Anderjaska, Russell state that we have been w

July 2017

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Summary: Russell went over the current updates which are highlighted in gray for the draft budget, reviewed and approved the proposed insurance renewal from Harry A.

June 2017

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Summary: review of draft budget, NRCS went over them currently working on the ranking Conservation Stewardship Program and EQIP contracts which they have requested additional funds for, NARD discussed changes to their current lobbyist and there was a 5% increase in the medical and 2.9% in dental for this year, Johnson is currently working on the grants for the NSF funding and is installing high tech equipment, Lefler went over the changes and answered questions of the Board for the amended Bond resolution, approval of the

May 2017

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Summary: Approval the finish the completion of the Wellfleet project, NRCS is on a hiring freeze so they are unable to fill the Hayes County Resource Conservationist position at this time, NRCS went over the new USDA requirements for erosion control, Kaila Kressin gave a report on what the field office secretaries have been working on behalf of the MRNRD, NARD Basin Tour coming up, NNRC reported that they are working on the budget and that the State could be removing some of the funds, Another Meet & Greet will be held

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