Bremer County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-09-01
Meeting: Regular Meeting
Scheduled Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Courthouse — Supervisors’ Office — Lower Level
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider administrative matters, a proposed county farm land lease, two minor plats, a private-well permitting agreement, and subdivision matters involving the Sentinel Ridge Addition. The agenda also includes public input, departmental updates, and a public hearing on the Sentinel Ridge preliminary plat.
Key Items on the Agenda
Administrative Matters
The Board is scheduled to consider several routine and personnel-related administrative items:
- Approve minutes from August 25, 2026.
- Approve claims and authorize the Auditor to issue checks.
- Act on personnel additions, resignations, and status/pay changes.
- Act on a request under Bremer County Handbook #5.14 Early Retirement Policy to convert sick leave hours toward payment of county health insurance for Sean Hartman.
- Review and act on a liquor license permit renewal application for The Hidden Acres, 1406 250th St., Waverly.
- Review and approve electronic filing of the State of Iowa 509A Certificate of Compliance.
- Receive Board and committee updates.
County Farm Land Lease and Tiling Guidance
At 9:45 a.m., Auditor Shelley Wolf and County Attorney Darius Robinson are scheduled to meet with the Board regarding county farm property.
The agenda calls for the Board to review and act on a proposed county farm land lease agreement and establish dates or a timeline for the lease process. The Board is also scheduled to receive an update on resources for obtaining guidance on parameters or bid specifications for tiling the county farm ground.
County Engineer Update
At 10:00 a.m., Engineer Landon Moore is scheduled to provide the Board's weekly engineering update. The packet does not provide additional detail about the subjects expected to be covered.
Land Use and Development
Jones Minor Plat
At 10:15 a.m., the Board is scheduled to review and consider adopting a resolution for a minor plat for Christopher E. Jones.
The proposed plat includes two described parcels:
- Parcel L: 4.61 acres, including 0.47 acres of 195th Street right-of-way.
- Parcel M: 2.33 acres, including 0.23 acres of 195th Street right-of-way.
Both parcels are described as being subject to recorded or unrecorded easements.
Tagtow Family Farm Minor Plat
The Board is also scheduled to review and consider adopting a resolution for a minor plat for Tagtow Family Farm, L.L.C.
The agenda describes Parcel I as containing 5.50 acres, including 0.63 acres of County Highway V56 (260th St.) right-of-way, subject to recorded or unrecorded easements.
Sentinel Ridge Addition
Several agenda items concern the proposed Sentinel Ridge Addition.
The Board is scheduled to:
- Review Sentinel One Addition Preliminary Plat revisions with Adam Daters, PE, of Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc.
- Hold a public hearing on the Sentinel Ridge Addition preliminary plat.
- Review and consider adopting a resolution approving the major subdivision preliminary plat of Sentinel One Developers, LLC., Sentinel Ridge Addition, Bremer County, Iowa.
The property described for the preliminary plat contains 30.01 acres in total, including 0.08 acres in existing road right-of-way, and is subject to easements and restrictions of record, if any.
Because the agenda separately schedules a public hearing and possible adoption of a resolution approving the preliminary plat, the packet does not establish an outcome in advance.
Intergovernmental Agreement
Private Well Permitting
The Board is scheduled to review and consider authorizing the Board Chair to sign a 28E Agreement between Bremer County and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources concerning private well permitting.
The agenda identifies the proposed agreement and its purpose but does not provide additional terms or implementation details.
Public Participation
Public input is scheduled at the beginning of the meeting. Members of the public may address matters that are either on or off the agenda, with comments limited to two minutes.
The agenda states that the Board cannot take official action during this public-input period on matters not otherwise properly before it, but an issue may be placed on a future agenda or referred to the appropriate department.
A separate public hearing is scheduled as part of the Sentinel Ridge Addition preliminary plat proceedings.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Key matters that could result in Board action include:
- The proposed county farm land lease and the timeline for the lease process.
- The early-retirement-policy request involving conversion of sick leave hours toward county health insurance.
- The Hidden Acres liquor license renewal.
- Resolutions concerning the Jones and Tagtow Family Farm minor plats.
- Authorization of the 28E Agreement with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for private well permitting.
- Revisions to the Sentinel development proposal, public input during the Sentinel Ridge hearing, and possible approval of the major subdivision preliminary plat.
The agenda uses action-oriented language such as “review/act,” “review/adopt,” and “review/authorize,” but these are scheduled matters. The packet does not establish what action the Board will ultimately take.
This packet summary is based on publicly available meeting materials from the Bremer County Board of Supervisors.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials.
