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Grant County Commissioners have been working on improving county facilities, and Grant County Civic Center director Mari Honstead brought an item before the commission February 4 – flooring for the South Room.
“Well, South Room floor … it’s time,” Honstead said.
Honstead discussed the type of flooring that could be used and what the cost could potentially be.
“That room is 5,000 square feet. So I’m guessing we’re looking at – between tile and installation – about $10 to $11 a square foot,” Honstead said. “The tile’s not much, it’s the installation. The glue and prepping the floor.”
Honstead it could cost anywhere from $21,200 to $39,750 based on 2-year-old bids. She budgeted $50,000 and said the floor has lasted 10 years.
Commission chair John Martin said he’d like to get two bids for the work, and Honstead set about getting the bids.
νLoren Wright spoke to the commission about a plot of land for a potential new animal shelter project with the City of Ulysses and Furever Friends. Commission chairman John Martin was in favor of moving forward with the idea and the county is ready for a Memorandum of Understanding from the city.
νEMS Director Jeff Baier reported 57 calls in January and said the EMT class began in January, as well, with 11 individuals taking the class. He said on the Emergency Management side, it’s time to start working on the Regional Mitigation Plan.
νCivic Center Director Mari Honstead reported the 52nd Annual Gun and Coin show was successful, but things don’t slow down. Coming up at the civic center is the Ministerial Alliance Soup Supper February 10, the 4-H Spring Beef Weigh-in for the fair is February 17, the community Baptist Spaghetti dinner is February 20, the Lions Club Pancake Supper is February 22, there’s a blood drive February 27 and Pheasants Forever is March 1.
νTax Collector Terri Trotman said that heavy truck and trailer renewals are due by February 28. She also said the driver’s license office is closed Mondays, but the tag office is open Monday thru Friday.
νSenior Center Director Nancy Borthwick said she has hired a new cook, and said the center has started having Pitch Parties on Mondays, Sequence Parties on Tuesdays, which have been bringing new people into the center. The center offers free donuts, coffee and tea and Thursdays which Borthwick has become popular.
Borthwick said she was concerned that the Friendship Meals program would be cut because of President Trump’s government cutbacks, but said so far, so good, it has not been cut. As for total meals served, Borthwick said 1,309 were served in January, averaging 62 meals per day, which is up from January 2024.
νThe commissioners approved new hires for Road and Bridge and the senior center, as well as a road crossing permit for Pioneer Communications and Pioneer Electric east of Ulysses near the new Mixer Center.
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