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Welcome will see 4-way stop

FAIRMONT — Martin County commissioners on Tuesday heard from Martin County Engineer Kevin Peyman, who provided a brief update on plans for the four-way stop at the intersection of State Highway 263 and County Road 26 at Welcome.

“They’re thinking it will be done in the third week of August,” he said. “I’m going try to push them back until after the [Martin County] Fair, as opposed to right in the middle of the fair. They are going to advertise ahead of time, and will put up a big sign as well as extra markings.

“It’s going to have the painted ‘Stop Ahead’ markings, the rumble strips and LED stop signs. It’s going to be a change, but the only way you’re going to miss it is if you’re totally out of it.”

In other business, the board heard an update on the Fairmont Area Kinship program from Anna Garbers. The program is undergoing a process of growth and change due to Garbers’ need to step away from the role of director next spring. Garbers introduced assistant director Katy Gonzalez and the program’s new associate director, Greg Brolsma.

“Hiring a new person is a pretty big deal,” she said. “Greg started in June, and we feel blessed because he comes to us with so much experience, passion and knowledge for working with kids. I will be leaving Kinship next year after graduating from grad school, and the plan is for either Greg or Katy to take over the director position when I’m gone.

“I will probably be done in May, and often times you don’t know that far in advance that you need to be moving on, but we felt that it was important to the stability of our program to have a new person completely trained in and ready to go by the time that comes up. In smaller programs when you have a gap in staff, it can be really hard on the program and we felt it was important to have that taken care of.”

In other news, the board heard from Planning and Zoning Administrator Pam Flitter. She gave an update from the state Department of Agriculture concerning the rise of noxious weeds that are a potential concern for the county. Of note were two particular weeds: Palmer Amaranth and wild parsnips. The former causes extensive corn and soybean crop losses in many areas, while the latter can cause a rash and blistering and discoloration if it comes into contact with the skin.

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