By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Feb. 24. No citizens addressed the supervisors during the Public Comments portion of the meeting.
County Auditor Dani Fink shared information she learned regarding the Bagley Public Library.
“I had a member of the Bagley Library reach out to me this morning and she okayed for me to share this with you guys,” Fink said. “She said that the city of Bagley has deemed the library building unsafe, changed the lock on the door, and at their noon meeting tomorrow will allow them to go in and remove any of their personal items, turn in any keys, and will take over any business the library needs to conduct and will start selling off the contents of the library at their discretion.”
Fink added that library staff asked to meet with Supervisor Brian Johnson and herself.
“Dani, they have a meeting at 5 o’clock tomorrow night. I’m going to go to that,” Supervisor Brian Johnson said. “They say the foundation is bad on the building, and it’s unsafe to go into. I can’t think of another place to go. I think it’s incredibly sad.”
In other news, a bid opening was held regarding Project LFM-P28(2)-7X-39, which is the Wagon Road project between Panora and Stuart. County Engineer Josh Sebern opened and read the bid amounts. The seven bids ranged from approximately $6 million to $7.5 million.
“We will take these documents, compile all the information and propose award of contract next week,” Sebern said.
“I’m glad to see that many bids come in and are very comparable,” Supervisor JD Kuster said.
The supervisors heard an update on improvement and repair projects at the county fairgrounds and the fiscal year 2027 funding request.
The supervisors also held a budget workshop discussion.
The supervisors meet regularly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person at the courthouse or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#