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Rural residents who choose to have their township/county road dust coated along their property will have to pay more for the service this year.

Sibley County Commissioners, last week, set the rate at $90 per 100 feet for a 20 foot wide strip. The 2007 rate was $81 per 100 feet.

Darin Mielke, County Public Works Director, recommended the increase in fee. The cost of the product used for dust coating has increased 10% from one year ago, he said.

The dust coating product will be purchased from Dust Coating Inc. for 76¢/gallon. Last year the county was charged 69¢/gallon.

To sign up for the service, contact the Sibley County Public Works Department or go to the Web site. Information about dust coating will be advertised in upcoming weeks.

In other business, the Commissioners:

• Accepted a bid of $124.95/week from Renville Sibley Sanitation to provide garbage pickup at High Island and Clear Lake County Parks.

• Appointed Commissioners Lee Anderly and Harold Pettis to serve on the Canvassing Board for the 2008 Primary and General elections.

• Approved recruiting for a full-time office support staff in the Public Works Department. This position is currently 3/4 time. Cari Gronholz, who is the Public Works part-time office support staff, has resigned, effective April 18.

• Learned that Mary Jo Overson resigned as a public health homemaker, effective February 6, and Linda Gerholz resigned as a public health home health aid and homemaker, effective April 1. Recruitment has not been requested for these part-time positions at this time.

• Appointed Dr. Ehtaisham Mohammed of Arlington to serve as a voting member on the Sibley County Nursing Advisory Committee.

• Received an update from Lisa Buckner, coordinator for the Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council, about activities in nine county area.