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Residents and road foreman press Brown County to pilot Goldfinch Road widening; commissioners say engineering and bid rules will shape next steps
Summary
Keith Grama presented a proposal to widen shoulders on Goldfinch Road and reshape ditches using clay fill and local contractor work. Commissioners expressed support for a pilot section but said procurement, engineering and potential easement and utility work must be resolved before funding can be committed.
Keith Grama asked Brown County commissioners to approve a pilot project to widen shoulders and reshape ditches on a narrow stretch of Goldfinch Road, proposing a phased trial with a county contribution (Grama suggested $50,000 as a notional trial budget) and local contractor involvement.
Grama described a method that would leave the existing pavement intact while adding shoulders to reach an approximately 30-foot overall road width in places that currently measure as narrow as about 21 feet. His plan calls for removing sod, reshaping ditches to a gentler 3:1 slope, importing clay to fill low sections and compacting the new shoulder material so the county could later include the widened profile in routine surface…
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