Commissioners temporarily lower payments for Northview program

The commissioners are doing this in cooperation with Harvey County until such a time when Northview resumes its full duties of enabling persons with disabilities to live and work in the community.County Clerk Carol Maggard announced sales tax collected for Marion County in January, received by the state in February and distributed to counties in March, at $39,246, down from $49,897 last month. The only time the tax receipt was lower in recent years was April 2006, when it dropped to $31,365. The highest receipts in recent years was $51,796 for August 2005.Commissioners Dan Holub and Bob Hein, with Hein acting as chairman until Chairman Randy Dallke arrived to the meeting, approved several department heads moving ahead on a $26,000 Pictometry?aerial imaging software?buyout. The heads included communications director Michele Abbott-Becker, appraiser Cindy Magill, road and bridge director Jim Herzet, Sheriff Lee Becker and planning and zoning director Bobbi Strait, who was not present.Commissioners Bob Hein and Dan Holub, in the absence of Dallke, approved a construction bid of $83,650 for two 60-foot county bridges by Kraus Welding of Hillsboro.Herzet said the bid is for labor because the county has the materials. The bridges will replace older structures at Quail Creek and 130th Road, and one and a quarter miles east of Kansas Highway 15 on 360th.Road and bridge area fuel bids were split between Cardie Oil Co. of Tampa and Cooperative Grain & Supply of Hillsboro. Cardie Oil took the bid in Area 1 for 800 gallons of diesel at $2.388 a gallon for $1,910.40, compared to $2.389 for $1,911.20 from CG&S.Cardie Oil took the bid for Area 2 for 2,150 gallons of diesel at $2.388 a gallon for $5,134.20 compared to $2.389 for $5,136.35 for CG&S.CG&S took the bid in Area 3 for 1,800 gallons of diesel at $2.369 a gallon for $4,264.20 compared to $2.408 for $4,334.40 for Cardie.CG&S again took the bid in Area 4 for 1,800 gallons of diesel at $2.379 for $4,282.20 compared to $2.408 for $4,334.40 from Cardie Oil.