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6030 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA _. --- -. I I I I I , i i Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Hendrickson seconded that the minutes of the previous i meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Mr. Dick Barry! Mr. Richard Barry appeared before the Board to present his plan for saving jobs presented a plan! to decrease unemployment in the nation. He stated that it would take special legislation for saving jobs ! on the part of the state governments throughout the United States, but he is proposing by using unemplo~that a company would pay their employees for four days of the week and the fifth day ment one day per: would be covered by unemployment compensation. He stated that his plan could save week i one million to two million jobs .by way of.helping some businesses from going into i bankruptcy and thus having their employees on full unemployment benefits. Mr. Barry asked that the Commission appoint a temporary committee to study the problems of unemployment and if they feel this proposal has merit, to help educate other counties at State and local meetings. 1982 Liquor Lic. i issued to Charles! K. Olson at ! I Warren Tavern ! i ! Corres. from PSC: on abandoning ! railroad trackage betw. Casselton & Amenia Dance Permit granted to NDSU Burgum Hall i I I Held Beef Ind. i Company at W.F--I Rd. Dept. to I ' repair approach . I , I I Courthouse Addn. I change order I in Co. Court I for storage I in Judge's Bench! ! i I Courthouse Addn.1 parking disc.-- I Motion rescindedl from April 27th i and Bd. decides i to put up signs I for handicapped I parking along i west side of thel addition I I , __,~~!,!lI.H!..r.~~~I'~h~~" F_~~GO..~. D'_~~1!1 REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY 4, 1982 Chairman Wold called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present. An Invocation was given by the Chairman. The Auditor read an application for a 1982 liquor license for Charles K. Olson of Davenport, and also a letter from the Warren Township Board of Supervisors granting their approval for said liquor license. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to issue a 1982 County Liquor License to Charles K. Olson for the Warren Tavern in Warren Township. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The Auditor read a letter from the Public Service Commission regarding abandonement of the 6 miles of trackage between Casselton and Amenia by the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. Mr. Eckert stated that this change would affect the Amenia Elevator which uses this track to reach their loading station at Casselton, but the Amenia Elevator is closed at this time and it is not known if it will be sold or if the same company will open it again. The States Attorney suggested sending copies of the correspondence to the cities of Casselton and Amenia and the elevator owners suggesting that they inform the County Commission by next Tuesday if they have any comments they would like the County to pass along. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Hendrickson seconded to grant a permit to the NDSU Burgum Hall to hold a publiC dance on May 15, 1982, at the Commercial Building, Red River Valley Fairgrounds. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hendrickson stated that he and Mr. Eckert met with representatives of the Held Beef Industry Company at West Fargo regarding improvements to their driveway where they dispose of their factory wastes.' Mr. Eckert felt that they need to be informed that the County urges them to distribute the wastes in a more orderly manner than it is at present, and Mr. Hendrickson suggested some definite restrictions that the company use the west approach in the spring of the year and in wet conditions. Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the County Road Department make improvements to the approach at Held Beef Industry by compacting the dirt and graveling. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Architect Richard Moorhead appeared before the Board with cost estimates of $420.00 for storage space for the County Court Reporter and $220.00 for increasing the storage space for the Judge under the County Court Judge's bench. The Commission stated that they have no objection to the work being done, but they feel the cost is excessive. Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to approve the construction of storage space under,the County Court Judge's Bench, the work to be done on a time and materials basis not to exceed $640.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hendrickson brought up the matter of parallel parking along the west side of the Courthouse Addition which was approved by the Commission last week rather than the present angle parking. Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Larson seconded to eliminate parking altogether on the west side of the Courthouse Addition. Further discussion followed after which Mr. Hendrickson withdrew his motion and Mr. Larson withdrew his second on the above motion. Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Larson seconded to rescind the Board's motion of April 27, 1982, changing the parking procedure from angle to parallel parking on the west side of the Courthouse Addition. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Larson seconded that parking be eliminated on the west side of the Courthouse Addition except that two handicapped parallel parking spots be made. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.