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Oktibbeha supervisors approve road equipment rentals, stop sign and authorize ditch investigation
Summary
The board approved a series of road-related motions including a monthly rental of a roller (rent-to-own), stop sign placement at Tom and Craig, advertising for purchase of a steel wheel compactor, and authorized staff and the county attorney to investigate a ditch/driveway dispute at 58 and 16 Shasta.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved multiple road-department requests and directed staff to investigate a local ditch dispute that has blocked drainage onto a county right of way.
Road Manager (name not specified in the record) told the board the department needs temporary rental access to a pneumatic (steel-wheel) roller to support paving and grinding work. The board authorized a monthly rental agreement with a rent-to-own credit arrangement; the manager said rental credits apply toward purchase if the county subsequently buys the machine. The motion to authorize the rental was made and passed unanimously.
The board also approved a request from Sturgis to install several traffic-control devices. Supervisors voted to place a stop sign at the intersection of Tom Street and Craig Springs and granted approval to install city-requested signage at points where county roads meet city streets. A motion to add a curb (v-shaped ditch) on San Marcos Drive to redirect water and protect a failing retaining wall was approved unanimously.
Separately, supervisors authorized the county to advertise for bids to purchase a double-drum steel-wheel roller (budget estimate around $110,000 pending bids), and approved an advertisement seeking proposals for that equipment.
The board approved a number of operational items: classifying used tires as surplus to be sold at auction and authorizing replacement asphalt-capable bed liners for four trucks (board approved vendor selection and thickness preference after budget confirmation). Supervisors also approved a proposal to rent an additional roller in monthly increments while the department continues paving and grinding work.
On a dispute affecting drainage at 58 and 16 Shasta, the board approved a motion directing the road manager and the board attorney to investigate the history and ownership of the ditch and right of way and to coordinate next steps. Road staff reported a landowner had filled or sealed a ditch, causing water to back up onto a downstream property; supervisors directed the manager and attorney to research records and communicate with property owners about required remediation.
Why it matters: the equipment approvals affect the county’s ability to complete scheduled paving and shoulder work during the season, and the ditch investigation responds to neighbors’ claims that blocked drainage is damaging property and public right of way.
Provenance: road items and motions begin with the road manager’s report and continue through multiple motion votes on equipment rental, stop signs, curb/ditch work and the Shasta drainage investigation.
