Supervisors honor Sheriff Schneider for 30 years of service

WASHINGTON — The Washington County Board of Supervisors, after a public hearing, unanimously passed a motion for adoption of Resolution 26-01 which pertains to the acceptance and approval of Minor Plat of Ram Family Garden Subdivision.

The proposed subdivision is located on Riverside Road, about one mile west of Spruce Avenue and one and a quarter mile north of 170th Street. The owners intend to divide this track of land into three lots for residential use.

Reviewing the plan for the board was county subdivision coordinator Mya Talbert with the subdivision application submitted by Joe Roseland, Christine Roseland, David Manley, Sarah Manley, and Sharon Navina for Ram Family Garden.

The board also gave recognition to Sheriff Jared Schneider for his years of service. Washington County Board of Supervisors Chair Jack Seward presented Sheriff Schneider with a certificate to commemorate his 30 years of service.

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Also in New Business was a discussion and revision of approval of FY26 funding allocation for PAWS & More. A discrepancy was found last year from what funds were allocated to PAWS & More and was actually given, a difference of $6,766.

A motion by the board to correct the underpayment to PAWS & More from last year was passed unanimously.

The board also wanted to make public that they are soliciting applications for the board of supervisors to appoint someone to fill a seat on the Assessor's Examining Board.

In their last item in New Business, the board voted and passed the motion to approve a letter of support for community project funding to develop the Iowa Drought Information System.

The letter was proposed by Hydroscience and Engineering (IIHR), a unit of the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering who are in a process of going through with drought monitoring and how it affects the agriculture communities facing drought conditions.