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Dickinson County Commission certifies Abilene sales-tax vote, awards bridge and road contracts
Summary
At its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting the Dickinson County Commission certified a special-election result in Abilene, approved bids for structural steel and decking for a County bridge project, awarded a microsurfacing contract for Fair Road and approved routine county business including refuse-collector licenses and a noxious-weed management plan.
The Dickinson County Commission on Thursday certified the results of a special municipal sales-tax question in Abilene and approved a series of road and county-management contracts and routine items.
The commission certified the special-election totals after the county canvass. Election staff reported final totals of 426 yes votes and 319 no votes; seven provisional ballots had been set aside for review. The commission moved, seconded and voted to certify the canvass results.
The certification matters because it finalizes local taxing authority for Abilene and allows city staff to proceed according to the measure’s provisions.
In road and bridge business, the commission awarded the low bid for structural steel for a bridge replacement at 2980 Barn Road to the lowest bidder listed in the record (recorded as "Tester Steel") for $23,009.85; the meeting record also listed other bids from Odin…
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