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Conservation director: Bridgeport access contract awarded; county to review climbing policy and Prairie Creek trail progress
Summary
Jackson County conservation staff awarded a Bridgeport access contract and were asked to return with a climbing‑use policy after the Iowa Rock Climbers Coalition requested bouldering access to county lands, officials told supervisors Tuesday.
Nathan Jones, Jackson County conservation director, told the board Tuesday that four bids were received for a Bridgeport river access project, with bids coming in under the engineer's estimate; the county selected In Line Excavating and will determine whether to cover the remaining cost from the department's reserve fund or seek a budget amendment.
"Bids came in as good or better than I expected," Jones said. He told supervisors the department included several value‑engineering changes that lowered the contractor's price by about $15,000 from the original bid estimate. Jones said a signed contract had not been completed at the time of the meeting but staff were working with the selected contractor and hoped to…
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