Page County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-25
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled: August 25, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
Location: Page County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, “Page Room,” 112 E Main St, Clarinda, Iowa
Access: In person and via Zoom
The tentative agenda includes county engineering matters, proposed speed-limit and tax-abatement resolutions, equipment purchasing, disposal of capital assets, a VA hire, use of courthouse grounds, and a possible closed session concerning litigation related to the Nodaway Solar Project. Agenda times are approximate and subject to change except for public hearings.
Key Items on the Agenda
County Engineering and Road Matters
County Engineer JD King is scheduled to provide an engineer update. The Board is also scheduled to consider several related matters:
- Resolution #31-2026, concerning 55 mph speed-limit routes.
- An FMTC utility permit.
- The purchase of a 5500 Dodge truck for the pipe crew.
The agenda identifies these matters for discussion and possible action but does not provide additional terms, costs, route details, or supporting analysis.
Conservation Capital Assets
The Board is scheduled to discuss and potentially act on the Conservation disposal of capital assets. The packet does not identify the specific assets, their values, or the proposed method of disposal.
VA New Hire
A new hire at the VA is listed for discussion and possible action. The agenda does not provide the position, candidate, compensation, or other employment details.
Tax Abatement Requests
Two sets of municipal abatement requests are scheduled for Board consideration:
- City of Shenandoah: Resolutions #32-2026 through #38-2026.
- City of Essex: Resolution #39-2026.
The packet identifies the resolutions as abatement requests but does not state the amounts, properties, reasons for the abatements, or other supporting details.
Solar Panels, Gun Range, and Courthouse Grounds
Solar Panels and Gun Range
An agenda item lists Jean Wagoner — Solar Panels and Gun Range. No additional description or proposed action is included in the packet, so the specific issues to be presented or considered are not stated.
Band Jamboree
The Board is scheduled to discuss and potentially act on a request concerning use of the courthouse grounds for the Band Jamboree — Sonrisers Popcorn. The packet does not provide additional terms or logistical details for the requested use.
Possible Closed Session
The agenda provides for a possible closed session under Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c) for the Board of Supervisors to discuss litigation regarding MidAmerica’s Nodaway Solar Project.
Because the agenda describes this as a possible closed session, the packet does not establish that the Board will enter closed session or take any particular action concerning the litigation.
Routine Board Business and Public Participation
The agenda also includes:
- Call to order and approval of the agenda.
- Pledge of Allegiance.
- Public comment, with a suggested limit of five minutes or less.
- Board communication.
- Discussion and possible approval of claims.
- Discussion and possible action on meeting minutes.
- Adjournment.
The meeting is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on August 25, 2026, with participation available both in person and remotely through Zoom.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items are identified only briefly, making the meeting itself important for additional details. Items that may warrant particular attention include the routes covered by the proposed 55 mph speed-limit Resolution #31-2026, the cost and terms of the proposed 5500 Dodge truck purchase, the assets proposed for disposal by Conservation, and the substance of the Shenandoah and Essex abatement requests.
The agenda also leaves open whether the Board will enter the possible closed session concerning litigation over MidAmerica’s Nodaway Solar Project and provides limited detail about the separate solar panels and gun range agenda item.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the Page County Board of Supervisors.
