Six county employees were honored for their years on service Tuesday.
Kim Riebel is an office manager, and has served the county for 24 years.
Debra Ludlum is the landfill scale attendant, and has served the county for 16 years.
Other employees honored, all for eight years of service, include: Curtis Ellis, truck driver; Thomas Fudge, equipment operator; Brian Rutherford, landfill equipment operator; and Marla Hugh, treasurer auto deputy.
Jonathan Goering, economic development director at Thrive Allen County, gave commissioners an update on proposed improvements to the Allen County Regional Airport.
He said that an Airport Capital Improvement Plan had been developed with the help of county engineers and submitted to the FAA.
Goering described the plan as “a wish list of projects that cities and counties want for their airports.”
Having a plan in place also positions Allen County for new federal funding moving forward.
The next step, Goering said, would be soliciting bids for a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which sets up the parameters for a Request for Proposals (RFP).
Goering and commissioners agreed that 30 days should be adequate to solicit bids.
Emergency management director Jason Trego spoke with commissioners about severe weather awareness week.
He warned of statewide tornado drills on Tuesday morning, and said that the weather service was looking for storm-spotters.
Trego pointed to the website weather.gov/ict.spottertalks for those interested in learning more, but said that preregistration might be necessary.
Trego also mentioned fire warnings, and encouraged residents to check with dispatch about conditions prior to any controlled burns.
He added, however, that he didn’t think a burn ban was needed at this time.
