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The Allamakee County Conservation Board met in regular session May 5, 2026 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center in Lansing, Iowa. Board members who were present were: Jeanie Carroll, Marilyn Clark, and Jesse Delaney. Attending from the Allamakee County Conservation Board staff was Ross Geerdes, Brody Vanderkolk, and Melissa Hermsen. Attending from the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors was Tom Clark. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. A motion was made by Clark and a second by Carroll to approve the minutes of the April 2026 meeting. All in favor.
There was no public comment.
The board reviewed and approved the claims with a motion by M. Clark and second by Carroll. All in favor.
The board approved the hiring of 3 seasonal staff members, Gary Krapfl, Isaac Reisinger, and Jarrett Hamman at the rate of $14.00 per hour. Krapfl works as needed at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center. Krapfl will start as soon as needed. Reisinger and Hamman will work in the park performing mowing, maintenance, and other tasks as needed. They will start no earlier than May 18, 2026. A motion was made to approve the hiring by Carroll and second by Clark. All in favor.
An update on the FY 27 budget was given. Geerdes informed the board that the FY 2027 budget has been approved and staff has began to notify any vendors of approved purchases or projects for FY 2027. Geerdes filed for an amendment to the FY 26 budget to reflect money received for a grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the Harpers Ferry transient dock at the public boat landing.
Informational items included the hours for the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday will be 12-4 at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center. They will be the same for all of the Summer holidays including July 4 and Labor Day.
The time and date for the next meeting was set for June 2, 2026 at 1 p.m. The meeting will be opened at the Allamakee County Courthouse and board members will travel to Red Bud Landing, the McDowell Upper Iowa Property, and to County Home Park before returning to the courthouse.
With no additional business the meeting was concluded at 1:34 p.m. with a motion by M. Clark and seconded by Carroll to adjourn. All in favor.
