The Webster County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 approved and authorized the chair to sign an emergency watershed protection grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service for streambank repairs on Maguire Bend Road.

“This is an emergency watershed protection grant from the NRCS … the main portion of the project is some string bank repairs on Maguire Bend Road, down Southeast of Lehi. So it's about just under $425,000 grant,” Jamie Joel, Webster County engineer, told the board.

Joel answered board questions about the scope and confirmed the grant would fund the majority of the project if awarded. Board members voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously.

Joel did not provide a full project schedule or exact award conditions in the meeting; he offered to provide the exact number for the changeable message sign grant later in the meeting when asked about that separate item.