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Wright County supervisors approve bridge contract, authorize TIF debt certification and hear Elderbridge funding request
Summary
At its Nov. 25, 2024 meeting the Wright County Board of Supervisors awarded a $1.737 million bridge contract, approved tax-increment financing and debt certification for urban renewal projects, and received an annual report and funding request from Elderbridge Agency.
The Wright County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 25, 2024 approved a $1,737,108.61 contract to replace Bridge 210 on County Road C70, authorized tax-increment financing and debt certification for several urban renewal projects, and heard an annual report from Elderbridge Agency seeking county funding for fiscal 2026.
The actions matter for county infrastructure and local economic development. The bridge replacement is funded primarily by grant and Farm-to-Market dollars, and the TIF actions set the county’s debt certification for planned urban-renewal projects that county staff said would support an industrial site and a wind farm. Elderbridge’s presentation described growing demand for congregate and home-delivered meals and requested county support for the agency’s programs.
Adam Clements, Wright County engineer, told the board he received six bids to replace the 240-foot, triple-span concrete beam Bridge 210 on County Road C70. The apparent low bidder was Peterson Contractors Inc.; the apparent award amount presented to the board was $1,737,108.61. County materials presented at the meeting said…
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