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Commission approves localized road assistance and purchases; discusses unsafe bridge closure
Summary
Commission agreed to provide roadside grading for St. Rosa Duchene Park 'as we go by', authorized $7,360 for signposts, noted a $3,320.81 track-loader repair estimate, and directed public works to barricade an unsafe bridge pending closure paperwork.
Public works asked the commission for several routine approvals and briefings on equipment repairs and road issues. Commissioners approved a motion to provide public works assistance to St. Rosa Duchene Park for water-cutting and pothole grading with the stipulation that crews perform the work during regular runs rather than scheduling a special trip.
Jesse Walton (public works) requested purchase of square signposts from Wellborn Sales at a cost of $7,360; the commission moved, seconded and approved that purchase. Walton also reported a repair estimate of $3,320.81 to address a worn pin and sleeve on the landfill track loader; he said the machine would be sent to Foley in Chanute for welding and sleeve work.
Walton brought up a structurally unsafe bridge on 1175 near Zenor Road. He said the state advised simply placing barricades, photographing the site and requesting decommissioning. Commissioners agreed that public works should erect conspicuous barricades or fixed posts and guardrails to close the bridge; they asked staff to research records and minutes to confirm whether the road had previously been closed.
Commissioners asked that closure signage be clear and that any future assistance requests from private-property owners (Lake Chaparral) be considered cautiously because of workload and public‑access concerns.
