County to Clear Fire Guards
Glasscock County’s commissioners decided at a special meeting Nov. 16 (Michael Hoch absent) to begin clearing the fire guards they graded around Garden City last year in preparation for the next fire season. They also decided to immediately install emergency radios in the county maintainers and a water truck. The radios, with exterior magnetic antennas, will receive/transmit only one channel, which will connect with other local emergency personnel.
The court appointed Lou Branham and Michael Hoch as the county’s representatives to the county appraisal board.
Commissioners discussed John Mills’ request for a 20 mph speed limit and speed bumps on CR 220, and decided instead to put signs with “Reduce Speed; Loose Livestock” at both ends of the road on Mills’ property. Mills has repeatedly asked the county to build a fence on the east side of CR 220, but the county has declined, saying it would set a poor precedent,
Irvin Wooten told commissioners that the change in the county’s coverage for retirees’ supplemental insurance would cause him and his wife a hardship. Under the old plan, retirees paid no deductible on their county-paid Medicare supplement insurance, but under the new plan, may pay deductibles up to $2,500 per person per year. According to County Treasurer Alan Dierschke, the change was necessary because the former coverage was no longer available from the county’s carrier. Retirees may change to private-carrier insurance coverage if they choose.