At their regular session last Monday (March 3) the Delaware County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution approving Applications for Family Farm Credit with qualifying parcels for the tax year 2008/2009, with the exception of the following (Parcel ID#, Deedholder and reason):

320-33-00-014-10, Alfred H. & Carolyn Betty Berger, property sold.
410-05-00-015-00, Robert N. & Jacquelyn Coggins, Split, not 10 acres and no longer eligible.
410-05-00--15-10, Robert N. & Jacquelyn Coggins, property sold.
100021-00-007-00, Ray E. & Billie B. Rardin, property sold.
270-21-00-004-00, Havertape Prairie View Farms, Merlyn Havertape, split, not 10 acres and no longer eligible and property sold.
080-18-00-007-20, Hallmark Farms Ltd., sold on contract.
180-34-00-018-00, James M. & Jane C. Recker, sold on contract.
180-35-00-003-00, James M. & Jane C. Recker, sold on contract.
140-20-00-042-1- Ruth F. Schulte Trustee, not 10 acres.
140-20-00-042-20, Ruth F. Schulte Trustee, not 10 acres.
430-35-00-016-00, Arnold J. & Marcella J. Turnis, sold on contract.
430-36-00-003-00, Arnold J. & Marcella J. Turnis, sold on contract.
410-01-99-014-00, John L. & Krumviede LeClere, Margaret & Kemp, Gilbert Trust, property sold.
410-06-00-005-00, John L. & Krumviede LeClere, Margaret & Kemp, Gilbert Trust, property sold.
410-06-00-010-00, John L. & Krumviede LeClere, Margaret & Kemp, Gilbert Trust, property sold.
410-01-88-012-00, John L. & Krumviede LeClere, Margaret & Kemp, Gilbert Trust, property sold.
020-07-00-011-00, Irene A. VonTalge, renting to non-family member.
020-18-00-001-00, Irene A. VonTalge, renting half to non-family member.
270-08-00-006-00, James E. Yordy, non-family member is operator.
220-03-00-006-00, Olive M. White, property sold.
160-30-00-002-00, Donald C. LeGassick, property sold.
640-29-12-003-30, Fannie Wendling, property sold.
270-29-00-006-20, David L. & Joan E. Fischer, property sold.
220-09-00-021-20, William J. Schustersich & Daniel F. Schustersich, property sold.
035-16-00-021-10, Jason A. Lubben, not 10 acres.

The Family Farm Tax Credit is available on agricultural tracts of land comprised of 10 or more acres that are farmed by the owner or immediate family members of the owner.

Immediate family members include brothers & sisters, sons & daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, uncles & aunts, nieces & nephews. Cousins do not qualify.

The Board also approved the Application for Approval of Underground Construction on Delaware County Right-Of-Way for Iowa Telecom to bury copper telephone cable along the west side of 150th Ave. in Section Two of Adams Township.

Receipt of manure management plan updates by the following entities were acknowledged by the Board: Agri-Vest, Inc., Bagge Farms, R & D Livestock, LLC.,and Russell Reth.

Jane Sherman from Regional Medical Center updated the Board regarding the Delaware County Public Health Emergency Response Plan.

The plan has been amended as follows for the Delaware County School Districts’ Pandemic Influenza Response Plan; Developed an integrated community/school response in the event of an influenza outbreak on a pandemic scale.

The following change was also made to the Delaware County Mass Clinic Plan in several areas.

Security, traffic and parking plans were addressed and revised. The use of a standard message template to be used during the first minutes of any public health emergency was also addressed.

The third area to see revision was the ICS organizational chart, staffing roster and job action sheets.

In the event that Delaware County would need to immunize all 18,404 residents within a 48 hour period, it is estimated each shift would require 48 professionals and 113 total persons, per shift.

An alternate plan was also added to hold four separate clinics instead of one in such an emergency, splitting the County by townships clustered into four designated locations. One other possibility was discussed, that being a possible drive-thru clinic held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in case mass immunization was needed.

The plan updates were approved with a complete updated copy of the plan to be filed with Delaware County Emergency Management Coordinator, Mike Ryan.

In other business the Board approved the Class C Liquor License for REH Investments, Inc., dba Manchester Golf Club. The renewal will be effective April 1, 2008 and will carry Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales privileges.

The Board also heard a complaint by Richard Rettinger who owns property in Bremen Township regarding the replacement of his mailbox which had been destroyed by a snow plow.

Mr. Rettinger contended that the mailbox was not destroyed due to the act of plowing the road but rather by the snow plow operator losing control of his plow and colliding with his mailbox.

He asked the Board to replace his mailbox with the exact box and post that was originally there.

Mark Nahra, County Engineer commented that there was nothing wrong with the mailbox that Mr. Rettinger had in place, but that the County has a policy that in the event a rural mailbox is damaged by county equipment, the County will replace it with a standard mailbox and post.

The average cost of a standard mailbox and post is around $20 while what Mr. Rettinger wants the County to use would cost $90.

Mr. Rettinger made it clear that he did not want the tin mailbox that would be supplied by the County and would like to be compensated with the cash equivalent.

The Board requested that Mr. Rettinger be placed on the March 10, 2008 agenda so that they could have time to consider his proposal.