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Highway department moves forward with maintenance contract; chip seal and bridge inspection work planned
Summary
The Decatur County highway superintendent briefed commissioners on storm response and infrastructure plans, and the board approved a preventive-maintenance (PM) contract recommendation and acknowledged a new four-year bridge inspection contract.
Todd Howe, highway superintendent, told commissioners on Jan. 9 the highway department logged heavy storm work, reporting about 776 man-hours during the storm period and roughly 200 tons of salt and sand deployed to keep county roads passable.
Howe asked the board to approve a preventive-maintenance contract (PM agreement) for courthouse and highway facility HVAC and air-handling systems. The county received multiple quotes for the PM work; two vendors…
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