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Morrow County public works reports roadwork progress, rising transfer-station loads and planned tree work
Summary
Public Works Director Eric reported gravel-road blading nearly finished, Liberty School paving expected this month, an uptick in transfer-station loads and plans to seek a contract to remove hazardous trees along county rights-of-way.
Morrow County Public Works Director Eric told the Board of Commissioners the department has largely finished its spring gravel-road blading program and is preparing Liberty School Road for paving this month.
Eric said crews are “back to focusing most of our efforts up there on Liberty School,” describing final slope work, compaction and subbase preparation before paving. He said most mountain roads remain pending because crews cannot access them until later in the season.
The report stressed road maintenance work beyond blading: sign repairs, culvert and cattle-guard repairs and bank sloping tied to the Liberty School project. The director said he expects paving to occur this month and told commissioners, “Hopefully, I'll be recording at the end of the month that it's done.”
On solid-waste operations, Eric said the county has seen “quite an increase in loads coming in,” particularly earlier in Sundays, and that demand at both the North End and South End transfer stations appears to be “steadily increasing.” He said staff are discussing short-range options that could include adding hours or a full-time FTE to expand capacity, and that the county uses low fees to discourage illegal dumping.
Eric also flagged rising costs tied to vegetation: widespread tree growth and several dead or damaged trees are encroaching into rights-of-way. He told commissioners he will bring a contract for tree trimming and removals that will cover roads the county maintains, and said he will handle a separate issue for a road the county does not maintain but that affects the county right-of-way.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about transfer-station capacity and whether the uptick is a trend; Eric said he and others are discussing options and that the county will pursue increased capacity if needed. No formal action was taken on the report; commissioners acknowledged the department will return with contract documents for the proposed tree work.
The public-works update was presented during the meeting's department reports.
