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Secondary Roads reports: shop progress, salt shed plans, milling and recycling schedules; urban renewal bond funds cited
Summary
Secondary Roads staff reported on shop building progress, salt‑shed quotes, milling and hot‑in‑place recycling schedules, pavement preservation projects and funding sources.
County secondary‑roads staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on ongoing operations and upcoming projects, saying work ranges from shop interior progress to large pavement-preservation contracts funded largely from urban renewal bond proceeds.
Staff reported interior progress on a county shop building and that quotes for a new salt shed were arriving; the salt shed roofing will match the shop and the structure will be built by a contractor using recycled bridge lumber. Mowing of paved roads is underway with gravel mowing to follow near the Fourth of July timeframe. Pavement markings are nearing completion; staff expected yellow lines done and white lines to follow if weather cooperates.
Several preservation and reconstruction projects were discussed. A milling operation north of Buffalo Center and around Rake was expected to begin; weather delayed the originally scheduled start and pushed hot‑in‑place recycling from late June into at least July. Work will mostly operate one lane with pilot‑car flagging. Staff listed other planned preservation actions: microsurfacing on Eagle Lane (two miles east of Winnebago Church) and a hot‑in‑place recycling stretch including Miller Road South and portions described by route numbers. Contractors had been contacted and one reported readiness to bid if the county advertises the project.
Staff said dust‑control work is arranged and paid directly by property owners to vendors; the vendor schedules the application and coordinates with county staff so roads are prepared. For ditch cleaning, staff described a FEMA-related effort: the county completed enough work to document costs for FEMA reimbursement. Staff reported $35,000 as the ditch‑cleaning line item and referenced a larger rock purchase of roughly $70,000 (approximate figure cited in discussion).
Secondary Roads staff explained funding sources. The larger summer program of preservation work is being funded from an urban renewal bond tied to nearby wind‑farm projects; staff said the bond principal was $6,150,000 and, with interest and refunding adjustments, the available account is about $6.76 million. A standalone microsurfacing project (two miles) will be paid from local secondary‑roads funds.
Other operational notes: quotes for a salt shed are expected this week; a contractor will erect the shed. The county is procuring recycled bridge lumber for the structure. Hot‑in‑place recycling and milling schedules are weather dependent; staff asked the board to expect shifting dates. Staff said gravel piles at Sunnyside will be reduced this summer and marketed for sale later in the season, and county crews were preparing for rock runs and ditch work in several townships.
No board action was required on these informational items; supervisors thanked staff and asked for continued updates as projects advance.
