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Supervisor reports new asphalt, concession stand and aggregate plan at Little Sioux Park; D38 road resurfacing complete
Summary
During reports, a supervisor described completed asphalt paving at Little Sioux Park, a new concession stand at the swim beach, upcoming trick-or-treating on Oct. 18 and work on county road D38. The board discussed aggregate availability at a local rock site and possible options to move sand to access larger rock deposits.
A Woodbury County supervisor reported progress on several county infrastructure and recreation projects, including fresh asphalt at Little Sioux Park, a new concession stand at the park’s swim beach, and the reopening of D38 after resurfacing.
The supervisor said paving work included the park entrance from the county blacktop and high-traffic roads to campsites (Bellamy and Riverside). “I don’t think you realize how bad the old road was until you drive on a nice fresh asphalt road,” the supervisor said, adding the concession stand at the swim beach — a small building with a blue roof — has been open about two months and “turned out really, really nice.” The supervisor said the concession stand sold out of many items toward the end of the season.
The board member highlighted a community event scheduled for Oct. 18 at Little Sioux Park: a campsite-to-campsite trick-or-treating event expected to attract families and fill campsites.
On county roads, the supervisor reported D38 (between Anthem and the mobile blacktop) is substantially complete, with remaining shoulder work and painted lines. “That’s a nice road,” the supervisor said.
The supervisor also described meetings with Laura Sievers and representatives of Bedrock, the company mining and washing aggregate used on county gravel roads. She said Bedrock is approaching areas where rock is harder to reach because it lies under sand, and the county needs to consider how to move or sell the sand to access larger aggregate. The supervisor said the county’s maintenance gravel mix has long been considered inadequate and praised efforts to increase aggregate size and quality, noting a goal of achieving a six-inch base on resurfaced roads.
The supervisor said tapping the larger aggregate vein could allow the county to use bigger aggregate (about 1-inch) for maintenance and expand a lake in the mining area, which could boost recreation access from Highway 20.
Ending: Supervisors thanked staff for the work; the report did not include specific budgets, timelines for the aggregate project or formal board actions.
