Worth County supervisors approve safety-plan pledge, federal bridge agreement and routine claims

The Worth County Board of Supervisors on an affirmative vote approved a pledge to adopt the county's roadway Safety Action Plan, authorized a federal-aid funding agreement for a bridge project on 300th/90th Street, and approved a number of routine claims and agreements.

The safety action-plan pledge is intended to support Worth County's participation in the Iowa County Engineers Association Safe Streets for All grant process and to formalize the county's commitment to long-term targets discussed in the plan.

Supervisors also approved a federal-aid funding agreement that preliminarily estimates eligible construction costs at about $450,000 for the bridge on or near 390/90th Street (presented as the bridge on 300 and Ninetieth Street in the meeting). The agreement was presented as moving through federal clearances and aimed for a June letting.

Other formal actions taken include acknowledgment of a manure management plan, approval of an updated services agreement with North County Pathology Associates, approval of routine claims, and a motion to rescind a previously authorized cleaning contract pending an amended agreement. Each of those items was presented, moved and approved during the meeting.

No formal opposition or recorded no votes were noted in the transcript excerpts for these motions; supervisors responded verbally with "aye" when the motions were called.

The board instructed staff to prepare follow-up documents where needed (for example, signatures on the safety-plan pledge and updated design agreements for the office and secondary-roads building projects).