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Osceola County approves right-of-way purchases for I‑15 and F10 bridge projects
Summary
The Board approved temporary and permanent right-of-way purchases for two county bridge projects, including a temporary-easement deal for the I‑15 Bridge (washed out in 2024) and the second of three property acquisitions for the F10 Bridge on Pierce Avenue.
The Osceola County Board of Supervisors approved right-of-way purchases for two bridge projects: temporary-easement acquisition on the east side of the I‑15 Bridge project and the second of three purchases for the F10 Bridge on Pierce Avenue south of Sibley.
County staff told the board the I‑15 Bridge — the span by the POET facility that washed out during the 2024 flood — has received environmental clearance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is moving through FEMA processes. For the I‑15 temporary easements, the county uses an appraisal method averaging property sales over about six months and pays temporary easements at 10% of the per-acre price per year. Staff said one east-side property owner has signed a purchase agreement; negotiations with a west-side owner were ongoing and may be ready at the next meeting.
On the F10 Bridge, south of Sibley on Pierce Avenue, the board approved the second of three necessary property purchases. That project includes permanent roadway easement compensation at full per-acre value plus the 10% annual payment for temporary easements. Staff said the F10 Bridge was included in the county capital program and had been bundled with other projects under a federal grant process (referred to at the meeting as HPP funds and a state bundling/CBHP grant), which has made the construction timeline less certain.
Staff projected the I‑15 work could be advertised for bid this winter and, if FEMA processing stays on schedule, start construction in the following spring. If FEMA delays push work past a season, the county may owe additional temporary-easement payments for an extra year.
The board approved both right-of-way motions by voice votes: Schulte moved and Loring seconded the I‑15 purchase; Loring moved and Schulte seconded the I‑15 motion recording showed approval. The F10 motion was moved by Helmers and seconded by DeBoer; the board recorded aye votes and approved the purchase.
