(KNZA)--Brown County Commission is seeking the installation of warning signs along a stretch of U.S. 36 Highway east of Fairview to improve safety.

The Commission voted Tuesday to sign a letter of recommendation to the Kansas Department of Transportation for the installation of “ Caution Trucks Entering” signs along the highway between Foxtail and Falcon Roads.

The location was scene of a fatal two-vehicle wreck last September that the claimed the life of 47-year-old Hiawatha resident Ronnie Meyers. Meyers was killed when the car he was driving struck the rear of a semi attempting to turn into a private drive.

If approved by the state, Commission Chairman Keith Olsen says J-Six Farms would pay for the two signs to be installed by KDOT.

The Commission also voted Tuesday to allow BG Consultants, of Manhattan, to do an engineering study for a stop sign to be located at the intersection of 230th and Mulberry Roads.  The study will cost around $2,000.

Commissioner Richard Lehmkuhl said a stop sign was previously located at the intersection.  However, he said the sign was knocked down due to a wreck a number of years ago and never re-installed.

230th Road leads to Highland Community College’s Klinefelter Farm, which is the location of numerous events throughout the year.