12 J The Lovell Chronicle J November 11, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
Commissioners discuss road projects, letter
BY KARLA POMEROY
In discussing various
road projects, the Big Horn
County commissioners brief-
ly addressed an unsigned let-
ter they received recently.
During the meeting with
Engineer Willie Bridges,
Commissioner Keith Grant
asked him and the commis-
sioners how best to address
the unsigned letter by the
Concerned Taxpayers of Big
Horn County regarding work
on Road 11.
The same letter was pub-
lished recently in all three
newspapers in the county,
with six signatures from Ba-
sin area residents; however,
the letter sent directly to the
commission was unsigned.
Big Horn County Dep-
uty Attorney Jim Hallman
said the question of how to
respond is more policy than
legal.
Bridges said, "I can ad-
dress the letter with infor-
mation about how the proj-
ect was not arbitrary and
was something that's been
planned for years."
Commissioner Jerry
Ewen said a letter of re-
sponse should be drafted,
but he did not want it as a
letter to the editor in the
newspapers• Once the letter
is drafted they could have it
available for the public• "It's
one issue I've received a lot of
public comment, more than
the petition for removal."
Grant noted that the
commissioners do not ap-
prove resolutions for each
road project, but rather the
Road and Bridge Depart-
ment and Engineer's Office
come to the commissioners
with recommendation and
projects are approved during
the budget•
It was discussed to post
the five-year road plan, once
it is finalized, on the Web
site for the public.
"We still haven't met my
campaign goal. Last election
I said I wanted to see the
county paving five miles per
year and we're not there,"
Grant said.
In other road and engi-
neering project news:
Road and Bridge Fore-
man Rod Wambeke said
School District No. 2 of-
ficials were concerned
about the condition of the
road around Lovell Lake.
He said he had main-
tained it when he thought
it was a county road but
it is not.
The commissioners di-
rected Wambeke to notify
the district that the road
would be bladed for snow re-
moval but not maintained as
a county road.
Bridges reported that the
geotech report is back on
the Crystal Creek bridge
and that steel pilings to a
depth of 20 to 27 feet will
be needed to set the new
bridge on.
He said he had not talk-
ed to the sheriff to see how
the investigation into the
damage to the bridge that oc-
curred more than two years
ago is coming.
Hallman said the in-
surance company, which
has offered $10,000 to the
county for damages, is hesi-
tant about paying for a new
bridge that will be in better
condition than the old bridge
before an oversized load for a
construction company drove
over it and damaged it.
Grant said, "They deft-
nitely had an illegal load and
they knew it. They pulled off
the highway and assembled
the (equipment) before head-
ing down Crystal Creek."
Bridges presented the
contract for JVAN Con-
tracting for the new re-
strooms at Washington
Park in Basin• He said
work likely won't begin
until spring, as soon as
the frost is gone.
He also reported on Lane
38, stating that they have
received administrative
approval from the state
but no formal approval
from the State Loan and
Investment Board. The
commissioners agreed to
wait for formal approval
before proceeding.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the
commissioners:
Re-appointed Jason Price
to the Byron Solid Waste
Board and appointed Bri-
an Ballard to the board.
They were the only ap-
plicants for the two posi-
tions•
They also reappointed
E1Ray Bridges as a north
end representative to the
Big Horn County Solid
Waste Board and appoint-
ed Aaron Kania to the oth-
er three-year term. Current
member Jim Morris had also
applied.
Agreed to write a letter
for Mountain Man Sal-
vage stating there is no
zoning prohibiting vehicle
storage at 1285 Lane 39.
Approved the annual
public health contract al-
lowing them to do the
long-term care eligibility
screening• Public Health
Nurse Sue Wiley also re-
ported that they have
been busy with season-
al flu clinics and in help-
ing students get updated
on the new immunization
requirement for chicken
pox.
Approved an agreement
stating that the coun-
ty is participating in the
WyoLINK system.
Approved a simple sub-
division for Jeff and Gall
Parker. The subdivision
divides an 80-acre parcel
into one lot of about 20
acres for a home and the
other 60 acres will remain
as is.
The property is adjacent
to County Road 1 1/2.
Fertility control EA available for public comment
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
Local residents are being asked for
input on a preliminary environmental
assessment released by the Bureau of
Land Management at the beginning of
November regarding the use of fertility
control drugs to control the population
of horses on the Pryor Mountain Wild
Horse Range outside of Lovell.
The EA has been written by the
• BLM to analyze impacts of fertility con-
trol on the herd until 2015. The BLM
proposes to use fertility control begin-
ning in 2011 on a number of horses to
keep the appropriate management lev-
el of 90-120 horses.
Comments on the EA must be re-
ceived at the BLM Billings Field Office
bythe close of the office on Dec. 1, 2010.
Only written comments will be accept-
ed through standard mail, fax or hand
delivery. The BLM will then consider
all comments and revise the EA where
applicable• Comments may be mailed
to the BLM Billings Field Office, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, MT, 59101•
Comments may be faxed to 896-5281.
The EA is available online at http://
www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/billings_
field_office/wildhorses/pryorherd.html.
Contact Wild Horse and Burro Spe-
cialist Jared Bybee at (406) 896-5223
for more information or questions.
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