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Residents tell Brown County Commission a weight‑posted bridge is blocking access to homes, farm and bus route
Summary
At the Brown County Commission meeting, residents from East Grondell Township asked commissioners to investigate repairs or plan inclusion for a bridge on 390 Eighth Avenue posted at a 2–3 ton limit since the 1990s that they say is the only access in some seasons and serves farmers, a bus route and a truck repair business.
Residents of East Grondell Township urged the Brown County Commission to investigate and repair a weight‑posted bridge on 390 Eighth Avenue, saying the structure — posted since the 1990s at “2 or 3 ton” — is the only dependable route out of parts of the township in winter and spring.
At the commission’s public‑comment period, a resident said the bridge lies between 140 Fifth and 140 Sixth streets and is used by farmers, school transportation and a semi‑repair business. “This bridge has been posted since the nineties at 2 or 3 ton. The main route for me to get out of our house in the spring and in the winter… so it's our only way out,” the resident said.
The commission did not have the bridge on the published agenda. The chair said commissioners would follow up with county staff to determine whether the structure is on the county’s five‑year plan. “Is Derek on this morning? … I was just gonna ask him to verify whether that bridge is on the the 5 year plan. So … we will follow‑up on that,” the chair said. Commissioners asked the resident to leave contact information so staff could report back.
Why it matters: speakers said the structure serves multiple users — local residents, farmers and a bus route — and that seasonal flooding can make alternative routes impassable. The commission did not take immediate action at the meeting; staff follow‑up was promised.
The commission requested contact information from the resident and said staff would check the county plan and report back by phone or other contact methods.
No formal motion or vote about the bridge was recorded during the meeting.
