Office
Location: Courthouse, 1 North Washington Iola, Kansas.
Office Manager - Kim Riebel
Work Phone: 620-365-1422
Fax: 620-365-1446
Responsibilities include accounting, clerical,
correspondence, schedules meeting and appointments, collect fees, prepares
Airport and Landfill billing, prepares time sheets, prepares bills for
payment, orders supplies, attends meetings and keeps records of
departmental actives.
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Road and
Bridge/Quarry
Location: 1309 South Washington Iola, Kansas.
Mailing Address: 1 North Washington Iola, Kansas.
Foreman -
Work Phone: 620-365-1424 Fax: 620-365-1441
Responsibilities include maintenance of 970 miles of roads
through out the 504 square mile area. One hundred and twenty miles are
hard surfaced.
Six motor graders in assigned districts blade rock roads
approximately every three to four weeks. New trucks hauling bigger loads,
i.e. Tandem axle with pup trailer and twenty yard end dumps have been
added to the truck fleet to provide versatility and efficiency.
An aggressive mowing program continues the year around. To
keep right of ways cleared to the fence. Trees are side trimmed to
maintain right of way width.
The county owned Quarry crushed 284,000 tons of rock in
1999. County crews are certified for blasting, making this a very
efficient operation.
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Shop
Location: 1309 South Washington Iola, Kansas.
Mailing Address: 1 North Washington Iola, Kansas
66749.
Foreman - Jerry Jackman
Work Phone: 620-365-1424 Fax: 620-365-1446
Responsibilities include the maintenance of all county
owned vehicles and equipment within the Public Works Department. One full
time road mechanic and one shop mechanic assist the foreman with
overhauls, welding and routine maintenance. This shop handles all repairs
except tire repair.
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Special
Bridge
Location: 1309 South Washington Iola, Kansas.
Mailing Address: 1 North Washington Iola, Kansas
66749.
Foreman - Scott Reeder
Work Phone: 620-365-1424 Fax: 620-365-1446
Responsibilities include sign installation and replacement
for all county signs, including 911 signs, repair and replacement of small
box culverts and repair to the 216 larger bridges is provided by this two
man crew.
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Landfill
Location: 1170 2800 Street LaHarpe, Kansas
Mailing Address: 1 North Washington Iola, Kansas
66749
Foreman - Eula Danford
Work Phone: 620-496-2310 Fax: 620-365-1446
Responsibilities include the safe and efficient operation
of a subtitle D Landfill in compliance with state and federal
requirements. Vehicles are weighed and scale tickets are sent to the
Public Works office for billing. Allen County residents dump normal
residential trash free of charge.
Scrap iron and white goods are separated and sold. Used
oil is collected and picked up by an authorized hauler from Wichita.
Plans are in the works to expand recycling effort to
include plastics, glass and card board.
Paper recycling is currently handled by a local civic
group, assisted by the county with four transport trailers.
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Noxious Weed
Location: 1321 South Washington Iola, Kansas 66749
Noxious Weed Director - Ben Slife
Work Phone: 620-365-1450 Fax: 620-365-1446
Responsibilities include the control and eradication of
noxious weeds within the county in accordance with state laws. Sends out
notices, does surveys of county for noxious weeds, fills out reports, does
billing and purchasing.
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Airport
Location: 1705 Minnesota Road Iola, Kansas 66749
Airport Manager - Mitch Garner
Work Phone: 620-365-1465 Fax: 620-365-1446
Responsibilities include the sale of aviation gas, unleaded
gas, jet fuel and oil. Enclosed "T" Hangars are available. Allen County has a
5,500' concrete
runaway and is 1,020' above sea level.
