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Winneshiek County supervisors hear regional housing update, approve fuel contract and postpone Highway 52 sale hearing
Summary
Supervisors heard a presentation on regional housing trust fund activity and repair programs, approved an Ag Vantage FS contract for county fuel and propane, authorized a Trees for Kids grant agreement, and voted to postpone the public hearing on sale of the Highway 52 property to Oct. 27.
Winneshiek County supervisors met and heard a regional housing trust fund update, voted to award county fuel and propane bids to Ag Vantage FS, approved a Trees for Kids grant agreement with the state and rescheduled a public hearing on the sale of the Highway 52 property for Oct. 27.
Chris Tundall, who presented the housing trust fund update, told the board the program spent about $263,022.10 in the county this year and that “since 2010 it's been about a little over $5,000,000 spent here in the county” through the trust fund. He said the fund is pursuing further Federal Home Loan Bank support and expects to seek a 25% local match for 2026. Tundall also described plans to pursue a USDA revolving loan-style program to support rural water and repair projects across the five-county region he named during the presentation: Alakee, Winneshiek, Howard, Clayton and Fayette.
Supervisor discussion and staff reports County Engineer Mike (introduced during the meeting as the county engineer) recommended selecting Ag Vantage/Advantage for diesel and propane…
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