Supes - 5 Year Road Plan

From: Tom Slockett Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:58 PM To: Janet Lyness Subject: FW: 5 Year Road Plan Hi Janet: This is my response to Mike Lehman�s email which I forwarded to Casie and asked her to forward to Kim and Tom K. I should have asked Casie to include. Here is a forward FYI in case it comes up. Best regards, Tom Slockett Johnson County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections 913 S Dubuque Street, Suite 101 Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4207 Phone: (319)356-6004 Fax: (319)356-6086 Web: www.jcauditor.com From: Casie Parkins Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:50 AM To: Tom Slockett; Tom Kriz; Kim Painter Subject: FW: 5 Year Road Plan See attachment and Tom's email below! Casie Parkins Auditor's Office Deputy Auditor 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-6004 fax: (319)356-6086 [email protected] From: Tom Slockett Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:49 AM To: Casie Parkins Subject: FW: 5 Year Road Plan Casie: Please forward this email and attachment, my response to Mike Lehman, to Kim and Tom K so that it will be available to them. Thank you. Best regards, Tom Slockett Johnson County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections

913 S Dubuque Street, Suite 101 Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4207 Phone: (319)356-6004 Fax: (319)356-6086 Web: www.jcauditor.com From: Tom Slockett Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:47 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: FW: 5 Year Road Plan Hi Mike: Thanks for your email. I have attached the minutes of the January 16, 2007 Informal Meeting, more than two months after the November 7, 2006 General Election. The discussion about the Newport Road and Prairie du Chien Road Project is highlighted in yellow. I refer you to the following selected quotes from that meeting: Meyers: �Meyers said that before they address Oak Crest Hill Road he would like to discuss the 800 pound gorilla that hasn�t been addressed yet. He said that they�ve talked about every project but skipped over Newport Road and Prairie du Chien Road.� Harney: �Harney said that he still doesn�t approve of taking these projects off of the 5 Year Road Plan. He said that the Board has a financial responsibility to do this,�� Harney: �He said that it is in everybody�s best interests, including the residents, to complete these projects.� Stutsman: �Stutsman said that she is not supportive of taking these roads off the 5 year Road Program.� Stutsman: �Politically, it is a good idea to take this off, she noted. She figured that they all know that, but they have to look beyond the political repercussions and look to the interest of the entire County. Stutsman said that it looks as if there is not the support there to do that, so they should move on.� Meyers: �Meyers said that he is in favor of removing it completely from the 5 year Road Program.� Nuezil and R. Sullivan: �Neuzil and R. Sullivan agreed. County Engineer Parker: �Parker said that any project that they take off now be added anytime later when the Board wishes.� Parker: �Parker said that since they do have a design completed, they would

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naturally put it on a future projects list.� During that discussion several of the Board Members indicated an interest in placing the project on the future projects list. While it is clear that the Board is was not interested in pursuing the matter when there are not three or more votes, I think your certitude of your statement that: �I believe there has been no evidence that present supervisors are interested in adding those projects back to the 5 Year Road Plan.� is questionable. Best regards, Tom Slockett Johnson County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections 913 S Dubuque Street, Suite 101 Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4207 Phone: (319)356-6004 Fax: (319)356-6086 Web: www.jcauditor.com From: mike lehman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:10 AM To: Tom Kriz; Kim Painter; Tom Slockett Subject: Fwd: 5 Year Road Plan Sorry, I had the incorrect address for Tom Slockett the first time. MIke ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: mike lehman <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:01 AM Subject: 5 Year Road Plan To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] I was curious about comments that were made indicating that Supervisors Stutsman and Harney were still in favor of pursuing the improvements to Newport Road and Prairie Du Chien and had voted against the 5 Year Road Plan since the 2006 election. I researched the minutes posted by the Auditor's Department. On 1/16/07 at a work session for the Five Year Road Plan, those projects were removed after a lenghty discussion by a informal vote of 3-2. On 3/1/07 the 5 Year Road Plan was approved unanimously without those projects included with the motion being made by Stutsman, seconded by Neuzil. On 3/6/08 the 5 Year Road Plan was again approved unanimously without the Newport and Prairie Du Chien projects with a motion by Harney and a second by Neuzil. I could not find information on a work session that may have been held prior. On 1/27/09 a work session was held with no mention of those projects being

discussed. On 3/26/09 the 5 year Road Plan without Newport Road and Prairie Du Chien was approved unanimously with the motion made by Harney and seconded by Sullivan. I believe there has been no evidence that present supervisors are interested in adding those projects back to the 5 Year Road Plan. Sincerely, Mike Lehman