Assistant foreman Nick Kofron sits next to new Tama County foremen Taylor House and Terry Purvis, as shop foreman Pat Ryan and office manager Chris Wilson sit behind. PHOTO BY MICHAEL NOT A FOURMAN DAVIS

With the start of the new year comes a new change. At this week’s Tama County supervisors meeting, the supervisors met the two new foremen for the roads department and went over some details. The county will be split down the middle, for new foremen Taylor House and Terry Purvis, with one foreman in charge of the east side and the other in charge of the west side. The conversation was equal parts pep talk and organizational, as multiple subjects were discussed between the supervisors, the new foremen, Chris Wilson, the office manager, Nick Kofron, the assistant foreman, and Pat Ryan, the shop foreman.

Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske gave his report saying that a hole on T47 was filled, and will be monitored as they will be doing some work on it in the spring. Snow was taken care of, and brush cutting was done last week.

The budget work session schedule and the Sheriff’s Quarterly report were approved. A moment of silence was held as well for former Supervisor Mike Wentzien. Claims totaling $41,934.51 were approved.