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County engineer reports chip-seal prep, guardrail and grant shortfall; well drilling moved after silt findings
Summary
County Engineer Josh Thompson briefed commissioners on spring road work, a guardrail project advanced to May 19, an Old 97 rebuild starting June 2, a DOE-funded mulching head retrofit, and that federal SRS funds to the county fell to $84,000. He also reported a drilling relocation after a test well returned mostly silt.
County Engineer Josh Thompson told the Okanogan County Board of Commissioners on April 30, 2025 that road crews are in spring prep for chip seal and that two contracted construction projects will begin this summer: a guardrail replacement project (start moved up to May 19) and an Old 97 pavement rebuild scheduled to start June 2.
Thompson said the county received $84,000 in State Reimbursement/Shared Revenue (SRS) funds this year, down from the larger sums previously received; he contrasted the $84,000 payment with prior disbursements the county had expected. "We received $84,000," Thompson said, noting the change in the reverted policy used to calculate the amount.
Thompson described negotiations with the town (recorded as "Twist" in the transcript) over…
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