“We hope with this new facility we won’t have to turn people away. If that happens then we will try and focus on future construction.”

Supervisor Jerry Parker said he can relate to the situation, having to move two of his relatives to other nursing facilities one in Iowa City and one in Albia.

“There’s just no room here now,” he said. “I think this is a great opportunity.”

At Tuesday’s meeting, the county supervisors also approved funding for Emergency Management and several bridge and culvert repairs.

Scott Niles can be reached at (641) 683-5360 or via e-mail at sjniles@mchsi.com.