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Ellis County approves road improvement contracts for 40 Eighth Street, Vineyard and Commerce corridors
Summary
Commissioners approved two purchase orders to Bettis Asphalt for road improvements on 40 Eighth Street and the Vineyard/Commerce corridor and approved a separate cold‑mix asphalt purchase to APAC for county patching; commissioners recorded 3-0 votes for both actions.
Ellis County commissioners voted unanimously to award road‑work contracts and purchase cold‑mix asphalt during the meeting.
County public‑works staff presented two projects—improvements to 40 Eighth Street and to the Vineyard/Commerce (200th and 270th) corridor—and said prior budgeting had set aside $1,150,000 for the county share of both efforts. After receiving committed contributions from the City of Hays, staff said available county funds would cover both projects with an out‑of‑pocket of just over $900,000 for county work. Staff told commissioners culvert…
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