County approves next pictometry imagery flights funded with buffer protection aid

May 27, 2025

Pipestone County approved a two‑flight pictometry imagery contract (countywide with higher resolution for Pipestone and Edgerton) estimated in the meeting packet at $33,463 payable over four payments; the board agreed to fund the effort from riparian/buffer protection aid reserves and approved the proposal by voice vote.

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Kyle from Environmental Services presented a pictometry imagery contract that would capture countywide imagery and higher‑resolution data for Edgerton and Pipestone. The packet included a contract figure of $33,463 payable over four payments; Kyle described the program as covering two flights and said that buffer protection aid funds (state dollars the county has been receiving since the buffer law) would be used to pay the cost.

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