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Buffalo County approves mileage, training and modest pay bump for highway superintendent as FEMA projects proceed
Summary
Buffalo County commissioners approved adding mileage reimbursement to Highway Superintendent Tanner’s contract, authorized his attendance at a highway short course and approved a $100-per-week temporary pay increase while FEMA-funded bridge and debris work continues.
Buffalo County commissioners on an otherwise routine meeting approved adding mileage to the contract of Highway Superintendent Tanner, authorized his attendance at an upcoming highway short course in Deadwood and approved a temporary $100-per-week pay increase while multiple FEMA-backed road and bridge projects progress.
The moves come as the county advances FEMA-funded repairs from recent storms, including work at Rock Crossing, the Larson Bridge and a preservation bridge. Commissioners and county staff said the FEMA reimbursement process is under way but unpredictable: staff described engineering and hydrology work for Larson Bridge as roughly half finished while the county waits for state and federal approvals and eventual reimbursement.
Why it matters: County highway operations are…
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