Healthy Dent County Director Sherry Lea and Shawn Bolerjack attended the Dent County Commission meeting Monday morning to inform the county of a plan to request approval by the Board of Aldermen for road closures to hold a Run Salem 5K, 10K and Color Run from 6:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 28. Lea told the commission that organizers wanted to let the county know about it because one of the proposed road closures is adjacent to the courthouse. The road closures relevant to the county if approved are W. Fourth St., which will be closed between N. Washington Main St. and E. Fourth St., will be closed between Main St. and N. Iron St. and the south side of E. Fourth St. will be closed the rest of the way to N. Pershing.
Bolerjack attended the meeting as the point of contact for the Run Salem event—not in an official capacity as a City of Salem alderman.
• District One Commissioner Wes Mobray reported that crews are out checking roads for washouts and hauling brush from along county road 2400. Mobray stated that they finally received the new fuel pump for one of the graders, but it was not the right size. They are now waiting for the correct sized pump in order to get the grader back in service.
• District Two Commissioner Gary Larson reported that he has crews hauling material to 3100 and 3090 as well as out checking pumps.
• The county also continues to face problems with road sign theft. Mobray said that they’re already almost over their road sign budget for the year.
• Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported that he plans to attend the Ozark Riverways Solid Waste District Executive Board Meeting in St. James.
• County Clerk Angie Curley reported that Sheriff Wells would like to solicit bids to sell a 2011 black Dodge Charger. Bids may be delivered to the County Clerk’s Office by hand or by mail before March 28 at 10 a.m.
Curley also pointed out that March 9 will be the last day to register to vote in Dent County.
The commission approved a fuel bid with MFA for $3.76 per gallon.
