The Hamilton County Board of

Supervisors appointed two new

commissioners to the Hamilton County

Veterans Affairs Commission during its

meeting Tuesday.

Chairman Rick Young noted they had

“five excellent candidates” for the two

positions that were open.

Devin Hensley was appointed to the

two-year position. Randy Monthei was

appointed to the one-year position. Both

men are residents of Stanhope.

Also honoring veterans is the National

Wreaths Across America project. Dave

Gordon, American Legion Post 191

commander, is the coordinator for this

project in Hamilton County. Young said

the wreaths are being delivered this week.

Two communities in Hamilton County

are participating with this. The first ceremony will be held in Stanhope at 11a.m. on Saturday, December 13. A second ceremony will be held in Stratford at 2:30p.m. on the same day

Also on the supervisors’ agenda Tuesday was a discussion of the Williams Bridge Overpass project. At a previous supervisor meeting, Hamilton County

Engineer Ryan Weidemann reported

on the grants that will help pay for the

project. On Tuesday, two resolutions

and a public hearing were held

concerning the next steps.

“Due to the timing, and to

preserve options for the county,

my recommendation will be for the

board to hold the hearing and pass

the resolutions. However, I will

be instructing the attorney to hold

off on petitioning the judge for a

condemnation action,” Weideman

said. “If we are able to come to an

agreement in a timely manner, then

this condemnation action will simply

cease.”

Weideman expressed sincere hope

for the negotiations.

“I believe we are very close to

having agreements through good faith

negotiations,” he said. “I believe it’s

the position of both the county and the

landowners to come to an agreement

through good faith negotiations.”

Weidemann explained that the

Williams bridge project is tied to

five other projects. If the timing

works right, the county will be letting

contracts in the spring of 2026; he

estimates it will be the fall of 2026

or early spring of 2027 before work

will begin.

In other action, the supervisors

voted to eliminate the compensation

board.

“I think it is in the best interest of

everyone to dissolve the board and

let the Hamilton County Supervisors

handle it,” Young said.