(KLZA)-- Richardson County has received notification from the Department of Environmental Quality that a grant award in an amount of $37-thousand will be presented to Richardson County of a tire recycling program.

The event is tentatively being scheduled with pickup sites in Humboldt and Falls City, likely to be held next spring. 

Commissioners also adopted a resolution authorizing the Board Chairman to sign the Year End Certification to the Nebraska Department of  Transportation, of Steve Darveau Jr. as County Highway Superintendent for Richardson County. 

The Board also received information from a representative of D.A. Davidson  on refinancing the Highway Allocation Bond.  The bond can be refinanced in March, 2021 and would allow for a lower interest rate from the current rate of 2.5 percent to an expected rate of 1.3 percent.