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Commissioners approve asphalt change order, hear airport road schedule and water‑system findings
Summary
The board approved a $42,150.54 increase in hot‑mix asphalt tonnage on Project A2503, received an airport‑road construction schedule and a contractor proposal to pave part of 20th Road, and reviewed a water‑system study recommending a new elevated tank and identifying roughly $42 million in prioritized improvements.
The Coffey County Board of Commissioners approved a change order for county road work and received updates on airport‑area road work and a county water‑system study.
Public works staff presented a proposed change order for Project A2503 to increase hot‑mix asphalt tonnage by $42,150.54, bringing the project total to $116,848.54. Commissioner McCurry moved to approve the change order and Larker seconded; the board voted yes and the motion carried.
Staff also reported progress on Airport Road: base rock work will proceed pending weather, asphalt work was scheduled to start the third week of the month, and contractor scheduling indicated completion in late month barring delays. Staff described an optional contractor proposal to extend asphalt roughly 500–600 feet on 20th Road to complete a connection at an estimated informal cost of about $40,000; the board asked staff to return with a formal proposal for consideration.
Finally, staff summarized the Coffee 2 water‑system study. Engineers recommended adding a roughly 250,000‑gallon elevated tank, noted an average system pipe age of about 55 years, observed 10%–15% system water loss (engineers prefer 5%–10%), and identified approximately $42,000,000 in prioritized capital improvements to maintain system operations and plan for growth. Staff will include the engineering summaries as appendices to the final water‑system report and return with additional documentation.
