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Road department orders salt and sealer, discusses Shawnee Road bridge planning and county funding
Summary
The Road Department requested and trustees approved purchase orders for 50 tons of salt ($15,000) and six pallets of sealer ($12,000). Staff updated trustees on the Shawnee Road bridge planning, tree-removal windows tied to bat season and a county funding program for roadway repairs.
Morgan Township Road Department — At the Feb. 24 meeting Mark (Road Department) asked trustees to approve two purchase orders and provided an update on county-level planning for the Shawnee Road bridge and other road-maintenance issues.
Trustees approved a $15,000 purchase order to Morton Salt to refill the township salt barn after multiple recent snow and ice events; Mark said the order covers 50 tons. The board also approved a $12,000 purchase order to Craftco Incorporated for six pallets of crack-sealing material for this year’s maintenance program.
Mark said the road department has been servicing tractors and mowing equipment in preparation for spring, and that the office is putting down a new floor and replacing ceiling tiles in a building that had not been updated for about 25 years.
Mark briefed trustees on a county planning session update regarding the Shawnee Road Bridge. He said the plan is to realign and replace the bridge with a two-lane structure. The county must remove trees before an April 1 window to avoid bat-season protections; otherwise tree removal would be delayed until Nov. 1. The trustee noted projects compete for a county-managed District 10 funding pot that covers multiple counties and is awarded based on scored criteria, including traffic counts (which may hurt some low-traffic township candidates).
Mark also reported that bids for county road work were competitive and the contract was awarded to Jurgison at prices roughly 20% lower than last year, which he characterized as uncommon in his experience.
Trustees did not approve any major new paving projects this year; Mark said the township will focus on line striping and routine maintenance and emphasized the need to keep up with maintenance to prevent further degradation of roads.
No timelines for bridge construction or confirmed county funding awards were provided at the meeting.
