County Commissioners sign bill increase for City Law Enforcement agreement

POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a letter notifying the City of the 5.7% increase in the Law Enforcement and Court Services Fees for 2022 at the meeting on November 1. Garfield County has provided law enforcement services to the City since 2001. The increase reflects the rise of the cost of living.

County Engineer Grant Morgan announced the county's acquisition of a second recycling container. The county now owns two, with a third company container in rotation with them. There will be two containers at the recycling station and a third being dumped. The commissioners hope it will help to smooth out the timing of recycling dumps.

Joel Meyers, representative of Pacific Office Automation, discussed the Sheriff's Office cameras with the board. They discussed a system update that would replace the cameras, the viewing station, and possibly the wiring. More research will be done before decisions are made.

A Safety Project grant has been acquired for fixing county roads from SR 127 up to Willow Road. The designing will likely be done next year, with construction beginning in 2023. Over $1,000,000 of federal grant funds have been allocated for Garfield County roads from Central Ferry to Willow, down by McGreevy's and an overlay to where Kirby Mayview goes to the dam.