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Staff said Wisconsin Department of Transportation funding would cover the structure cost and that the proposals differ principally in foundation approach and exterior details. The structures-unlimited (Calhoun) option uses precast concrete sidewalls and attaches the roof to those walls; the BrightSpan/Greystone option uses piled/piers with precast panels set onto the foundation and would include a metal sliding end door so the county could close the open end when not in use. Staff said the new building would increase capacity from the existing 300-ton wooden shed to a 1,000-ton capacity facility and that the county would provide site prep, base gravel and pavement, and final backfill.

Staff estimated the WisDOT funding allocation at approximately $310,000 and said county additional costs for site work are expected but manageable; staff also noted a modest additional county cost (roughly $15,000-$20,000) for the Greystone option\u0000\u0000\u0000s foundation work. Committee members expressed a preference for the Greystone/BrightSpan design because the metal end wall would reduce the need to cover stored material and make the structure less vulnerable to debris and spillage, and a motion to proceed with the Greystone proposal passed.

Staff said construction could start this year subject to scheduling and that county crews would handle site preparation and paving. The committee authorized moving forward with the selected vendor through the SourceWell procurement route and directed staff to coordinate installation logistics with WisDOT funding and county operations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dunn County Highway Committee Meeting - 07/09/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved constructing a new 1,000-ton salt shed at the Boyesville site using state funding; staff recommended a BrightSpan/Greystone-style hoop structure with a metal sliding end wall so the county would not need to cover the open end, and noted WisDOT will provide roughly $310,000 toward the project.","taxTitle","Dunn County, Wisconsin","taxId",53943,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6174106,"Committee approves reducing speed limit on County Road J from 55 to 45 in residential stretch",315,6565000,6880000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074&start=6565&end=6880","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074/thumbnail_6565000.jpg","/articles/6174106/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Committee-approves-reducing-speed-limit-on-County-Road-J-from-55-to-45-in-residential-stretch","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174106-bb218a7d0addfa13a7497375cef42a97/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192842&Signature=aT2D1EgccdUdY~V-yL42VP2b8e7f-T5IYkDxPhnyUpP9x3pYViVNB-kXuRIOy2G2GizS6UdesJoJDItrUpeLmPhH7w~bAMgQdsOg7EEbQAvsWYnFhrCYRxzvQ8n6F-X4uVeUdm8C1kVwC9M~mxen2PxDSyHmrX7HcfhKNWw2k~9J~KH671hiY~b0IJbCF~NRxaoogLGENHCVrhHwopdEk-Ow-gAGZS7mMjB~vstU8g~hNCb5MHi2czGLbdH~UzPP2qByp04XWa27DwQQcYh38zSbYaoLiGV87iKHtolPaWKyfzF~kOthgxNRCaH8z1Kd4WJE4C3Ca~juVxIs0enNpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dunn County Highway Committee voted July 9 to reduce the posted speed limit on a portion of County Road J from the statutory 55 mph to 45 mph, covering roughly 7,500 feet south from the city limits where staff identified crash-prone curves and sight-distance issues at driveways.

Staff presented a speed study and said several curves in the targeted section have a history of crashes and that five driveways in the two problem curves do not meet current sight-distance standards. Reducing the speed limit by 10 mph does not require DOT approval under state rules, staff said, but the committee and county counsel are preparing ordinance language to list county speed zones formally in the highway code to improve enforceability.

A committee member moved to adopt the reduction as shown on staff\u0000\u0000\u0000s map; the motion was seconded, the committee voted \"aye,\" and the motion passed. Staff said the intent is to improve safety for pedestrians and drivers in a growing residential area and to set speed zones in county ordinance for clearer enforcement.

Staff noted the plan will be reflected in a future highway ordinance to codify county speed limits, and they said they will install signs and notify law enforcement about the change; no timeline for sign installation was specified in the briefing.","Following resident concerns and a staff speed study, the committee voted July 9 to lower the statutory 55 mph speed limit to 45 mph for a roughly 7,500-foot stretch south of the city limits to address crash-prone curves and pedestrian safety.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6174112,"Dunn County highway staff report paving, chip-sealing and storm cleanup; several projects to open this week",1790,3926000,5716000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074&start=3926&end=5716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074/thumbnail_3926000.jpg","/articles/6174112/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Dunn-County-highway-staff-report-paving-chip-sealing-and-storm-cleanup-several-projects-to-open-this-week","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174112-afd3ca00e24fbed79d5694d32e73f0ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192842&Signature=eV7LC-~56136K3iNLXg--axJlFBaypuOFB22t1N4twUH5ZE-P9DTw0DjEmFbEGfeYGcc2uV5xnE5ILaCHfyX8bOcLlv4-~AEO-Q3gCmOQic2sEDwuGu9YvIF~q57L60SPnvC1j5e0lfy9JEUR3xSAvDFO3fcjhAyVlIoLyQGiEN3fx2pi5lTr3p4HVs0IyFbEmoeQfDXHF2hDnztmg-7ZQCf-5Hhewg4BfmU29odre87uzm-1KSYlLC3HvqytK5t671y1WA2We8NkUYEQMARjDfcNPF3B6iFKEojvQt1JrxlcJ9DMFMedO4mzQKYw4MG2MNZECY41GljFxay8XmyEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Highway staff gave a detailed operations update July 9 describing progress on multiple county paving projects, extensive chip-sealing work, storm-cleanup operations after recent severe weather and deliveries of replacement trucks and equipment.

Staff said County Road S (north of town), County Road G (D to 25), County Road Y and County Road J had substantially completed paving and should be open to traffic this week with \"no center line striping\" signs until final marking. Chip sealing continued across the county and crews expected to finish the current phase barring breakdowns or weather. \"We are working our way south. That should be completed at the end of the day tomorrow,\" a highway supervisor said about the seal-coating work.

Crews responded to storm damage over the previous weekend, removing 30 to 40 downed trees along County Road 25 South and repairing washouts. Staff said most hazards were cleared from the travel lanes but some work remains in ditches and on private frontage. A rock-wall location on County Road C and Y required cleanout; staff said concrete barriers previously installed prevented worse outcomes.

Staff reported materials and equipment status: the county received the last of eight tandem trucks ordered in prior years and has three additional trucks on order for next year; a triaxle and a loader awaited delivery. Fleet maintenance work and a new electronic fleet work-order system are in place to track repairs; staff noted the need to replace aging loader tires at an estimated $5,000 each. The county also certified its bucket truck at an American testing center.

On project-specific timelines, staff said a County Road D paving project began paving on the Irvington Hill and expected restoration and guardrail work to finish in the coming week; another project on County Road B (Flaton Creek Bridal) is set to begin next week with an approximately two-month, signed-closure to local traffic only. Staff said a transfer machine trial on County Road Y was used to reduce asphalt segregation and could extend pavement life.

Highway financials showed a projected internal fund surplus of about $1.8 million that staff said is primarily reserved for equipment replacement. Staff cautioned that several construction projects had exceeded preliminary estimates and that the seal-coating operation alone was budgeted at about $600,000 for the week, illustrating the scale of short-term expenses.

No committee action was required on the operations update; staff asked committee members to direct questions to highway staff and noted continuing monitoring of budgets and schedules.","Highway staff updated the committee on multiple paving projects, chip sealing operations, storm cleanup and equipment deliveries; several roads will reopen to traffic with temporary signage while final striping and shoulder work is finished.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6174116,"Interstate detours drive heavy trucks onto County Road BB; highway staff plan better signage and press for bridge replacement",510,5711000,6221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074&start=5711&end=6221","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074/thumbnail_5711000.jpg","/articles/6174116/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Interstate-detours-drive-heavy-trucks-onto-County-Road-BB-highway-staff-plan-better-signage-and-press-for-bridge-replacement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174116-55c2b0aea53d9a33f29cd0d6a19528ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192842&Signature=XjwPYJ8ITO~yt16B~qdTjDmZnLmtJvacwpDi0bfdX4W6-G5m21dr6gBkB2mlWOAYHwzAjT4~uWIoRo3cnBMd0jUfoSw~5~NmzRybccwVqbvWEsO4B~oyQVnkmKguk2jvVEz8iVlpKRZPn9ljoTvPXxuLk51Bg0I1k3Rs5Ifa2r8TBrJ3ogjPDsWpNOiEfhU~ZDuN1Z6ydiegCgGhUztF7HapmPt82d8NFDWO17GdP193QYqgh8eWZXYcR4ZLFeOuAfOmfpTC22uG8~OHRk7Fgy-Z3LW9YONP-rhwnyc1xHuyMtW2Uhg9WVkM64kijaz25rcDE~Ys5cbY4~GYy1edNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dunn County highway staff briefed the committee July 9 on a surge of heavy truck traffic over County Road BB after an Interstate 94 closure, describing damage risk and repeated disregard of the roadway\u0000\u0000\u0000s weight-posting. Staff said citizens counted as many as 239 semis on the route during a single incident and that many through drivers ignored posted weight limits and the bridge\u0000\u0000\u0000s restriction.

\"We did put a traffic counter out after this event just to make sure, and we are seeing vehicles greater than 40 feet in length consistently on a daily basis,\" a highway staff member said. The counter tracks length, not weight, so staff said it cannot confirm whether vehicles were loaded but said the frequency and length of trucks raised safety and structural concerns.

Highway staff told the committee they have already requested permission from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to install an advance advisory sign on State Highway 25 warning drivers of a 20-ton bridge and \"no through traffic.\" Staff also proposed upgraded signs at the 25/B B intersection, improved legibility, and optional additions such as wind-activated whirly birds or $1,000 flashing yellow lights to increase driver attention. The county notified state patrol and the sheriff\u0000\u0000\u0000s office and said law enforcement has a role enforcing the restriction when interstate closures divert traffic.

Staff said replacing the bridge is a longer-term solution but cautioned that even if the bridge makes the DOT\u0000\u0000\u0000s priority list, replacement would likely take about five years from application to completion. \"We are looking at maybe making a headline story on this particular bridge, with the TDA, to kinda maybe say there's structures out there like this that are gonna be very high cost to replace,\" a highway staff member said.

The committee discussed enforcement and the difficulty of physically stopping trucks during interstate detours. Staff said the county does not want to place highway employees in traffic-control duty to block through trucks but will enhance passive measures and coordinate with law enforcement during future detours. Staff also said they might develop a public plan for how to respond when I-94 closures occur to limit heavy traffic on local roads.

No vote or ordinance change directly resulted from the briefing; staff said they will install improved signage and continue outreach with DOT and law enforcement while seeking the DOT bridge-priority list and considering public messaging to reduce risky detours.","After an I-94 closure routed heavy trucks over County Road BB, staff reported hundreds of oversized vehicles used the route despite a posted weight restriction; the county plans new advanced signage, possible flashing devices, and coordination with state patrol while seeking inclusion of the bridge on a DOT replacement priority list.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_46":116,"_48":117,"_50":118,"_52":119,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":120,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":121,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6174121,"Dunn County staff propose quarterly performance reviews and tie 2026 pay increases to October ratings",3624,198000,3822000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074&start=198&end=3822","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5375116-2e911f9cc777950ff5d33e5c0e56f074/thumbnail_198000.jpg","/articles/6174121/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Dunn-County-staff-propose-quarterly-performance-reviews-and-tie-2026-pay-increases-to-October-ratings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174121-18816a74298042939c34031f6e2a78d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192842&Signature=FI8O~jeRRWm1lBbZ6PJ3zYB4s7ufs0dFDMGuUb9jLCFlt4mDNkqkivgJeVVXKvmqjlXVLF~QfpZx5ZupgAYlx3aGeOFeKxVf~t6X6fpaOdsbMjC~gXUL4Ss1pC8jSkArHvIrVirACVE4thV4t-h892uFw9Gq9YIj-O4Aas1Cd3wfJBssm-szM40kif247JfxAUfgEN~A9WxJZyrBWYzjbwG~D8mkzHq5Pz17dIfjbf0T1nLSjFqcv-voaLKnhe-zOoUw4V7aobPTT3zFs8A0JHVpg82zP~wcMBMVFrnokzlxKgdXLUxsbgFhaYIjoHaHcortxp6DoaYhaZQwO0WRcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff presented a proposal July 9 to change how Dunn County evaluates employees and how much they are paid, recommending quarterly manager-employee check-ins, a simpler three-level performance rating, and replacing the current 11-step pay system with minimum/maximum pay grades. The county\u0000\u0000\u0000s presentation explained the October check-in would determine increases for the following year, with a meeting-expectations rating proposed to yield roughly a 2.75% base-pay increase and an exceeds-expectations rating an additional roughly 0.5% on top of that; employees rated as needing improvement would not receive a base increase.

County staff said the proposal is intended to provide more frequent feedback, address employee-survey responses that managers and evaluations do not produce regular communication, and give managers flexibility to apply smaller or larger increases than the fixed step previously required. \"We feel that it will provide more regular and ongoing feedback and more fostering that relationship between managers and their employees,\" a county staff member said during the presentation.

The change would remove the fixed 11-step progression that currently applies to each of the county\u0000\u0000\u0000s pay grades. Staff said the current system effectively locks annual step increases at 2.75%, which combined with a market/grid adjustment has resulted in roughly 4.75% typical year-over-year increases for many employees. Under the proposed structure, pay grades would remain but contain minimum and maximum rates; employees would fall somewhere between those limits based on performance and market adjustments. For employees already at the top of a pay grade, staff proposed a lump-sum payment option so exceptional performers could be rewarded without exceeding the grade maximum.

Staff described the new evaluation cadence as four brief check-ins around January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, with roughly 45 days to hold and document each meeting. The October check-in would be used for annual pay determinations, and the July check-in would be the last opportunity to discuss changes needed to reach an exceeds-expectations rating by October. \"If this was your final rating for next year, this is what I would need to see in order for you to move up to that next level by October,\" the presenter said about the July discussion.

On funding and timeline, staff explained the county\u0000\u0000\u0000s combined salary-and-fringe costs are roughly $49 million in 2025 and that continuing the current step-plus-market approach at the historical rate would significantly increase long-term personnel costs; staff\u0000\u0000\u0000s slides projected that status-quo increases could push total personnel costs toward about $62 million by 2030. Staff said removing fixed steps gives the county flexibility to set an annual market or cost-of-living adjustment that is fiscally sustainable and to avoid sharply increasing levy pressure. The presentation also noted a recent quarter-point increase in the Wisconsin Retirement System employer contribution that staff absorbed in the proposed percentages.

The personnel-code change needed to eliminate the step system is scheduled for first discussion with the committee on administration in July; staff said a county-board first reading would be in July and a second reading in September. Staff emphasized the plan is not final: the board must adopt ordinance changes and the pay plan and the exact percentages could change annually as part of the budget process. Staff also said they will continue outreach to departments, provide individual compensation statements after budget adoption, and hold town-hall sessions in early 2026 to gather feedback.

Discussion at the committee included questions about how managers will define \"exceeds expectations\" across diverse jobs and how many employees might fall in each category. Several committee members said they would not want a strict quota of top ratings and stressed that department-level standards should be clear. Staff described a \"core values\" rubric (dedication, ethics, betterment, professionalism, collaboration) intended to make behavioral expectations comparable across varied roles. Committee members also asked whether performance records would be public; staff said personnel files would contain the reviews and that public-records requests would be handled through corporation counsel and a balancing test.

No formal action adopting the proposal was taken July 9; staff presented the plan for committee feedback and said the committee on administration will act on the ordinance change in July, with county-board consideration following the committee timetable if the administration committee approves it.","County staff presented a plan to replace the 11-step pay system with pay ranges, require quarterly check-ins, and link 2026 base-pay increases to an employee\u0000\u0000\u0000s October performance rating; the proposal must clear the committee and two county board readings before implementation.","actionData","errors"]

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