The Christian County Board met on Tuesday evening. Michelle Brown was recognized. Brown is retiring after 38 years of service to the county, the State’s Attorney’s Office, and the public defender’s office. Brown was recognized by both the county board and State’s Attorney John McWard. McWard, who is usually never at a loss for words, struggled to put his feelings into words.
Brown thanked everyone for their support over the years.
In other meeting news:
--Leslie DeVore was named to the Christian County Health Board on a 3 year term
--A new county board member for District 4, Marsha Miles, has been selected but they will be sworn in next month.
--Bill Kennedy gave an update on the flooring for the courthouse and gave good news, informing the board that there are some sagging floors, but there is a plan in place to fix them and make them even stronger.
--A County Cleanup Grant for Mt Auburn was approved.
--NFS fees were increased from $25-$30 for all county departments.
--An engineer salary has been agreed on at $174,000 for the need for the county.
-- Mark Bauman, with Central Commodity FS got approval from the county to gain their support in a grant for the Harvel facility.
--The board went into closed session to discuss future real estate purchase and planning.
The next board meeting is Tuesday, July 15th, at 6 PM.
