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Schneider came to the board last week
and requested to remain their representative for the plan that she
set up. Representatives from A.G. Edwards also expressed an interest
and desire to maintain the fund. Tom Kissel said that he and Matt
Broach could take it over and would share servicing the plan.
Finance committee chairman Chuck Ruben
asked Kissel if they have knowledge of 457 retirement plans like the
county has. Kissel said yes, they have looked over the plan and are
reading the material now.
A payroll clerk from the treasurer's
office, Emma Knauer, gave testimony supporting Schneider's work. She
said Schneider has been wonderful to work with and has always been
there to answer employees' questions.
After the board members addressed
questions and got answers from each party, Schneider appeared to
demonstrate that she already possesses the greater knowledge and
skills to manage that particular program.
Paul Gleason was absent. The board
voted to keep Schneider as representative for the plan. Dick Logan
was the only opposing vote.
Assistant ESDA director Terry Storer
gave a rapid rundown, hitting just the high points of some of the
many incidents that ESDA personnel and volunteers responded to in
the last week. The weather played a major factor in most of the
events.
It began with a flood watch on last
Tuesday, Jan. 11. Wednesday brought flash flood warnings and
Thursday we were under a winter weather warning, Storer recounted.
The warnings and watches on each of
those days resulted in numerous related actions taken by ESDA.
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On Thursday several children were
rescued from a school bus stranded in water on 100th Avenue. They
also performed a rescue from a residence surrounded by water. Storer
didn't mention the propane tank they rescued that had started to
float in floodwater.
To add to already extensive flooding
concerns, the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant issued a flood watch on
Thursday afternoon. The main dam could release water. If that
happened, the water would enter already-flooded Salt Creek, which
would increase flooding at Chestnut and then Lincoln Lakes.
Saturday morning it was expected
that current flooding would peak, with Salt Creek cresting at
Greenview, and there would be some relief.
However, while most floodwaters are
receding, Salt Creek remains flooded at this time, and Lincoln Lakes
is still being watched.
Storer said they also had an
airplane incident at Logan County Airport and a house fire where the
family lost their home. There were no injuries with the airplane,
but the propeller and engine will need replacing. The Red Cross was
called in to aid the family.
[Note of caution: It was
brought up at the coinciding Lincoln City Council meeting across the
street that Lincoln Lakes residents have called city
representatives, saying that it is dangerous traveling in that area.
There are no ice or flood warning signs posted. Cars could easily
slide off the roadway into the creek or lake in some areas.
Lincoln Lakes is under private
property ownership and as such not under city jurisdiction for the
city to be able to post warning signs.]
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