County engineer details highway projects and explains revised ditch‑cleaning permit

Feb 22, 2026

County Engineer Chad Gillespie updated commissioners on bridge and road repairs and said the county tightened its ditch‑cleaning permit language in September 2024 to bar equipment that would damage roadway or shoulder surfaces.

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Chad Gillespie, Traverse County’s county engineer, told the commission on Oct. 15 that crews have graveled the Hall’s Drive parking lot and plan to rent a mastic trailer to patch areas in Browns Valley, with work also continuing on bridge repairs and CSAH 15.

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