Holt County approves JEO contract for Page Highway assessment, sets hearing on 509 Avenue closing

The Holt County Board of Supervisors accepted an agreement with JEO Consulting Group for professional services to perform a pavement assessment on Page Highway and set a public hearing for Oct. 15 on a petition to close a portion of 509 Avenue.

During the Sept. 16 meeting, county officials heard pavement-assessment proposals from Chris Lane of Speece Lewis Engineering and Andrew Wilshusen of JEO Consulting Group. After discussion, the board voted to accept the agreement with JEO Consulting Group; the motion was made by Supervisor Kyle Neiman and seconded by Supervisor Linquist. The motion passed unanimously.

The board also acknowledged receipt of a road-closing petition for 509 Avenue, running from York Road North to 860th Road, and set a public hearing on the petition for Oct. 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.; the motion to set the hearing was made by Supervisor Linquist and seconded by Supervisor Don Breiner. At the time of the vote Supervisor Treptow was absent; the motion carried with the remaining supervisors voting aye.

Separately, the board approved a right-of-way permit for Shamrock Gas to install a natural gas mainline in the NE 1/4 of section 25-29-11. That motion was made by Supervisor Treptow and seconded by Supervisor Paxton and passed unanimously.

Local residents and road stakeholders were present to discuss road maintenance. The meeting record lists Pat Chohon, Cody Boettcher and Ron Mejstrik as attendees who discussed road maintenance; Gary Connot, the county Road Superintendent, presented a department activity report.

Why it matters: The pavement assessment will inform county decisions about maintenance and resurfacing priorities on Page Highway. The public hearing on the 509 Avenue petition will be the formal venue for property owners and residents to comment before the board acts on the closure request.

Next steps: The board will hold the road-closing public hearing Oct. 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. and proceed under applicable county procedures to consider the petition. The JEO Consulting Group agreement will be the basis for the Page Highway assessment work.