MONDAY MEETING

The Gem County Commissioner meeting at the Hall was well attended. Lan and Michelle shared the plans for the new jail facilities, the ground breaking should be in the next month or so. The county plans on finishing the landscaping out at the industrial park and the construction on the Sweet-Ola Highway is scheduled for 2014. The "pot holes" will be repaired soon. They had an equipment problem but that has been worked out. They loved the new Ola sign and will see that all the information is provided so that we can get that up. In case you haven't seen the sign, it's propped up on the west side of the hall. Dave and Katie Poole's grandson, Brandon, made it for his senior project, it's very nice! Two candidates for the Commissioner's seats mingled with people after the meeting. May 15 is primary election day, there are 5 candidates running for District #1 and 4 for District #3 to fill the 2 County Commission seats.Check out http://www.co.gem.id.us/election/default.htm for all the names.  Discussions are starting to see if it would be effective for GCFD#1 and EMS to merge and  SMART911 is now available for Gem County, check it out for yourself.  It's an Emergency Health Data system. All in all a good meeting!