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Tree in silhouette against a Kiowa County, Colorado, sunset.

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The Kiowa County Commissioner's regular meeting was called to order on December 27, 2018 at 9:10 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott. Scott opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in Attendance:

Richard Scott, Chairman, Cindy McLoud, Commissioner Delisa Weeks, County Clerk, Tina Adamson, County Administrator, Howard "Butch" Robertson, Commissioner-Elect, Donald Oswald, Commissioner (entered meeting at 10:20 a.m.)

McLoud moved and Scott seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried.

• The lapse of federal appropriations and the subsequent partial shutdown of government agencies has forced the closure of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County  for the safety of visitors and park resources
• FSA Office employees are officially furloughed beginning Monday, December 31st due to lapse in Federal government funding and will remain so until the funding has been restored.  Employees will not have access to email or voicemail during this time.
• NRCS Offices remain open until further notice.