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Commission Minutes-October 18, 2004 2810 Mr. Vanyo suggested having the state's attorney explore the county's legal obligation on river erosion, and Mr. Burdick said his office will research the topic and discuss it further with Mr. Berndt. Mrs. Sorum asked if they could report back to the board at the next meeting; and Mr. Burdick said he will plan to bring it back to the November 1st meeting. He will inform the chairwoman accordingly if that deadline cannot be met. Mr. Bennett asked Mr. Berndt to identify and prioritize other slide areas within the county between now and the next meeting in order to determine the magnitude of the situation. A determination should also be made on what responsibility a homeowner has, according to Mr. Wagner, and also what problems are created for someone else by the issuance of drainage permits. 16. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Forest River and Orchard Glen flood land Mr. Berndt introduced Scott Bilben, landscape architect, who was recently hired by the Greenway on the Red group to coordinate greenway projects on land along the Red River. Mr. Bilben explained his recommendations regarding riparian plantings and passive walking trails for some of the county owned flood property in the Forest River and Orchard Glen Subdivisions. Mr. Berndt said this agenda item is for information purposes today. 17. TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY, Appraisal/hearing date set Michael Montplaisir, County Auditor, provided a list of real estate forfeited to Cass County for delinquent taxes, pursuant to North Dakota Century Code Chapter 57-28. Alternative values on the properties were provided today by Frank Klein, County Director of Tax Equalization. The state's attorney's office is preparing eviction notices on the delinquent properties that are occupied, and the auditor sent a letter to a delinquent property owner advising him to remove personal property from a now county-owned storage condominium. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to set the minimum sales price on tax-forfeited property according to the list provided by the county auditor and the director of equalization; and to set the hearing date on the minimum sales price as 3:30 PM on November 1, 2004. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 18. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve Voucher No. 191,477 through No. 191,929. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 19. SOCIAL SERVICES/MERIT SYSTEM; ELECTION UPDATE; NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES CONVENTION; LEGISLATIONNECTOR LEVY LIMIT; UPCOMING MEETINGS, Committee reports Mr. Vanyo reported that he had an opportunity to attend a meeting last week where video conferencing was used in a meeting with Kathy Hogan, the North Dakota Association of Counties and the State Department of Human Services on State merit system changes. Mr. Montplaisir reported that more people are voting by absentee ballot this year than by this time in the previous presidential election. The auditor's office has been issuing 400-500 absentee ballots a day, and a number of other county offices are assisting in the process.