At today’s meeting of the Brown County Commissioner’s Court, approval was given to a proposal offering labor from County Jail inmates to Greenleaf Cemetery.
Greenleaf Cemetery is currently facing financial difficulties and has recently laid off some employees, making it difficult to keep up with maintenance of the grounds. With this proposal from the County, from time-to-time some County jail inmates could be used to help at the cemetery. Commissioners pointed out, however, that not all inmates are available for work outside the jail, and recently fewer inmates than normal have been available. The amount of labor provided to the cemetery will be limited, therefore.
In other business:
*** Approved a request from the Cinco de Mayo Committee to use courthouse grounds, including electricity, during the upcoming celebration on May 4.
*** Approved four requests from Frontier Communications to install private telephone lines at locations on County Roads 143, 154, 183, 136, 138, 147, 157, and 180.
*** Approved a sale of equipment – a 2015 John Deere tractor/shredder – from Precinct 4 to Precinct 3.
*** Declared as surplus a number of pieces of equipment, and approved to list them on GovDeals.com for sale. The equipment is list below:
1989 Freightliner Tractor Truck
John Deere 2950 Tractor
Miller Blue Star Welder #1224 with tool box and trailer
Marquette 235 Model 10-119 A.C. Arc Welder
Century AC motor compressor
Gas Compressor (make/model unknown)
A-Frame with Hoist
Miscellaneous Backhoe buckets
Backhoe Trench Compactor