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Supervisors authorize roughly $11,000 in courthouse sidewalk and stoop repairs
Summary
After reviewing estimates and photographs, supervisors approved maintenance repairs to courthouse sidewalks and north-side steps, funding the work from county maintenance/capital lines.
BENTON COUNTY — The Board of Supervisors voted to authorize repairs to the Benton County courthouse exterior sidewalks and the north-side stoop after reviewing contractor estimates and photos showing settled slabs and water pooling around the building.
Maintenance staff and a vendor estimate for prioritized repairs came in at just under $11,000 for the most severe sections, county staff told supervisors. The contractor documented about 33 photo locations; the board and staff pared that list to focus on the sections judged to present tripping hazards and to address areas where steps had settled as much as two inches from their original grade.
Why it matters: supervisors and staff said the failing concrete creates slip-and-fall risks (noted as ice and water accumulation on the north side in winter) and recommended prompt repair. Supervisors discussed prior work done on the west side of the building and noted those repairs successfully lifted settled slabs in earlier work.
Funding and vote: maintenance staff advised the board that funds exist in the maintenance budget and that some capital-project money also could cover the work. The board made a motion to proceed with the vendor’s recommendation for the identified priority repairs, to be charged to maintenance (and capital project funds as needed); the motion passed in the board's recorded vote.
Details from the meeting record: supervisors and staff highlighted particular concern about the north-side steps, which staff said had settled about two inches and allowed winter moisture to pool near entryways; staff recommended lifting those slabs and fixing drainage near stoops. The vendor named in the estimate was recorded as Polyflex/PolyPex (contractor name reported in meeting). Supervisors directed maintenance to finalize the vendor scope and return any contract paperwork as needed for procurement.
Ending: The board approved proceeding with the prioritized repairs and charged maintenance to complete the procurement and scheduling, using available maintenance/contingency funding for the roughly $11,000 estimate.
