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Commission Minutes--May 17, 2004 2729 Mrs. Sorum asked the State's Attorney to assist the agencies involved to resolve this issue. On roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting "Yes" and Mr. Bennett voting "No". 11. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Dust control auidelines for aravel roads approved Keith Berndt, County Engineer, said in the past the county has done limited dust control efforts on gravel highways. Due to the dry weather, his office has received requests from residents to control dust adjacent to rural farmsteads. He drafted guidelines, cost estimates and a request form. He found that treating between 500 and 750 feet of road adjacent to a rural residence does provide a significant reduction in dust. He said if the county is creating the problem, the county would be responsible to address the problem. If an individual requests this service, they would be required to pay upfront in certain instances. Mr. Vanyo asked if a citizen requests a dust control application, how long the treatment would last. Mr. Berndt said on high volume gravel roads, it may last a week to ten days; on low volume roads, it may last the entire summer. There is no warranty that with an application of magnesium chloride, which is the chemical typically used, that all dust will be eliminated. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the proposed dust control guidelines and authorize the County Engineer to operate the program in accordance with the guidelines. Discussion: Mr. Bennett asked what other counties do regarding this issue. Mr. Berndt said the majority of the counties in North Dakota have little to no dust control guidelines in place. Mr. Berndt feels residential subdivisions of significant size should not be serviced by gravel roads. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING PROJECT, Approve letter of support Mr. Bennett asked to move this item to the regular agenda for discussion. He asked why the county is involved with this project. Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, said the county has signed numerous letters of support over the years for different projects of Prairie Public Broadcasting. She said the county is required to sign off during the federal grant process to ensure that the project does not conflict with the county's land use plan. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to provide a letter of support to Prairie Public Broadcasting indicating compliance with Cass County's Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which will be submitted with their grant application for a special rural business enterprise and television demonstration project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve Voucher No. 187,160 through No. 187,560. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.