Scott Minders, the county engineer, briefed meeting participants on multiple secondary-roads projects and safety discussions.

Minders said Eula Brothers Contracting was installing rock shoulders on newly paved sections (the work referenced the paving supplied by Lake Tahoe Farm Supply), and that crews had placed barricades for road closures where 6-inch drop-offs remained. He reported that microsurfacing work near Winnebago Church East was completed in a single day but noted paint and striping would be scheduled after the surface cured to ensure adhesion.

On a separate project in Buffalo Township, Minders said a box‑culvert replacement is under construction. A crane is scheduled to set portions of the box on the Tuesday following the meeting, with the second set of pieces arriving the next morning and work expected to be substantially complete within a week or two. Minders said the plan was to have the structure back together and open before winter.

Minders also described a shop paving effort using a small, county-built paver: crews paved the saw-shed pad over three passes to achieve about 6 inches of thickness on a compacted crushed-concrete base. He described the homemade paver as limited in width, requiring multiple passes to complete the area.

Staff updates included final round mowing and ditch maintenance; Minders noted early fall weather has allowed additional work. He reported that a temporary skim-coat patch would be placed over a culvert at Rice Lake for winter, and other small patches are scheduled where culverts were not previously fixed.

The meeting also included an extended discussion about stop signs and possible lighting at a four-way stop in Scargill. Residents and meeting participants had proposed cost-sharing and fundraising to pay for illuminated signs; possible local contributors mentioned included a nearby truck facility. The item was moved to be placed on the agenda for the next meeting so staff can obtain updated prices and further local commitments.

Minders reported staffing news: an opening at the Buffalo Center shop was forthcoming because of the upcoming retirement of Brent Swenson; the application window closed with 13 applicants and interviews were being scheduled.

No formal votes were recorded on the secondary-roads projects during the presentation. Minders' update was presented as an informational item and the recorded next steps were scheduling and seeking cost estimates for the Scargill stop-sign request.