SEVERAL RESIDENTS SHOWED UP AT THE WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING TUESDAY TO VOICE CONCERNS REGARDING THE PORT NEAL I-29 INTERCHANGE.

RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED THAT THE BRIDGE WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW INTERCHANGE FARTHER NORTH AS PART OF THE PROPOSED LIBERTY PARK INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

DAN LEE OF SALIX, WHO HAS LED THE OPPOSITION TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, ASKED SUPERVISORS TO RESCIND THEIR LETTER TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE BRIDGE:

SUPERVISOR GEORGE BOYKIN TRIED TO REASSURE THOSE GATHERED THAT NOBODY HAS MADE THEIR MIND UP ON ANYTHING REGARDING THE PROJECT:

OTHERS LIKE PASTOR CRAIG BOCK THINK THE CURRENT INTERCHANGE WILL BE TORN DOWN BECAUSE THE D-O-T HAS GIVEN THE COUNTY SIX MONTHS TO DECIDE WHERE THE ONE INTERCHANGE TO SERVE THAT AREA WILL BE LOCATED:

BUT SUPERVISOR MARK MONSON SAYS NONE OF THE SUPERVISORS WANT THE CURRENT PORT NEAL INTERCHANGE TORN DOWN:

BOARD CHAIRWOMAN JACKIE SMITH HALTED DISCUSSION AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE ON THE MATTER...DEFERRING TO CONTINUE TALKS AT NEXT MONDAY'S PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ISSUE.

THE TRANSITION AT SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT BETWEEN DELTA AIRLINES AND AMERICAN EAGLE WILL FINALIZE APRIL 3RD.

AIRPORT DIRECTOR KURT MILLER SAYS EACH AIRLINE WILL HAVE ONE FLIGHT OUT OF SIOUX CITY THAT DAY, WITH DELTA'S IN THE MORNING:

MILLER SAYS IT SHOULD BE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION:

MILLER SAYS SOME FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOOKED THROUGH LOCAL TRAVEL AGENTS.

WOODBURY COUNTY WILL HOST A PUBLIC MEETING NEXT MONDAY EVENING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED LIBERTY PARK INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE COUNTY HAS CONTRACTED WITH DES MOINES BASED MC CLURE ENGINEERING TO FACILITATE THE MEETING AND LAY OUT DATA AND DRAWINGS REGARDING THE PROPOSAL.

THAT MEETING IS PLANNED FOR THE SGT. BLUFF COMMUNITY CENTER AT 6:30PM.

WOODBURY COUNTY HAS PASSED ITS LATEST AUDIT WITH FLYING COLORS. BUDGET MANAGER DENNIS BUTLER SAYS THE AUDIT OF COUNTY FINANCES WAS COMPLETED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM OF WILLIAMS AND COMPANY:

THE AUDIT REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO COUNTY SUPERVISORS AT THEIR MEETING TUESDAY MORNING.