The Dunn County Board of Commissioners approved a $629,250 utility agreement with Mackenzie Electric to pay the county’s share of moving utility lines for the Tenth Street / 113th / Seventh Street project and took several related utility and intergovernmental actions.

Terry (county staff) presented the utility agreement from Mackenzie Electric, stating the county share to move lines would be $629,250; the board moved to approve the agreement and voted in favor on a roll call. A commissioner asked whether that expense was part of the contractor bid price; staff clarified it is a county share for utility relocation separate from the contractor’s bid.

The board also approved several utility crossing permits, including an underground water-line crossing on 119th Avenue, an underground electrical crossing on Twelfth Street, and three crossing permits (gas, oil, production water) for Murphy Drilling near 20 Sixth Street. Commissioners voted to approve the permits as presented.

Separately, county staff reported that Brady with Bros Engineering is preparing a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Kildeer for the Mackenzie Bay Road project and that the JPA for the proposed county shooting and trap range was before the board. County and city representatives discussed whether road-access improvements should be within the JPA scope. After discussion, the board approved a joint powers agreement with the City of Kildeer for the shooting and trap range but directed that access/road costs be struck from the agreement. A motion to approve the JPA, with the access costs removed, passed on roll call.

The board also set an open‑house Road Days event for mid‑August and approved having utility and access coordination continue before final construction scheduling.