The Board met with General Relief Caseworkers Tammy Henry and Mary Gansen and Personnel Assistant Joan Bodnar-Noon regarding case M-6-42.

Motion by Manternach, seconded by Smith, carried unanimously to approve assistance for case M-6-42.

Motion by Smith, seconded by Manternach, carried unanimously to approve Dubuque County legal settlement cases # 1216, 98948, 5727, 2622, 7642, Black Hawk County legal settlement case # 5150, Delaware County legal settlement case # 3976 and State legal settlement cases # 93807, 3346 and 0165.

Motion by Demmer, seconded by Manternach to approve services for cases # 2563, 8247, 0853 and 9432. Motion carried with Demmer and Manternach voting aye and Smith abstaining.

The Board met with County Attorney Ralph Potter and County Engineer Mike Felderman regarding the ownership status of Lovers Lane Road. Present were Duane Kennicker, Brenda Kennicker, Ron Fettkether, Dennis Spoerl, Tom Gantz, Ken Schmitt, Jeff Spoerre, Joe Schmitt, Jim Schmitt and Thomas and Nancy Fischer.

County Attorney Ralph Potter explained the resurvey that was requested by the County and completed by Schneider Land Surveying & Planning on September 2, 2008.

Ken Schmitt, 22030 Spechts Ferry Road, Sherrill, Iowa commented that he believes that Lovers Lane was a through road.

Jeff Spoerre, 12189 Lovers Lane Road, Sherrill, Iowa commented that he believed that part of Lovers Lane was owned by the County.

Jim Schmitt, 12788 Lovers Lane Road, Sherrill, Iowa presented proof that the County purchased land from his farm in 1896 for a small section of Lovers Lane.

Duane Kennicker, 11816 Lovers Lane Road, Sherrill, Iowa told the Board that it was his recollection that they officially closed the road from the bottom of his father's lane to the