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Isanti County outlines $21$23 million plan for new highway facility; board weighs local-option sales tax, bonding and levy options
Summary
County engineers presented findings that the 1949 highway facility is at end of useful life and recommended a new ~75,000-square-foot facility on 25 acres purchased in Cambridge; estimated cost $21M$23M with funding options including a quarter-percent local-option sales tax (estimated ~$1.8M/year), bonding in 2027, or property-tax levy alternatives.
Isanti County staff and the highway facility exploration committee presented a multi-study recommendation to replace the countys aging highway facility, citing deferred maintenance, safety and operational deficiencies and escalating life-cycle costs.
The countys facility assessment and space-needs study recommended a purpose-built facility of roughly 75,000 square feet to accommodate modern heavy fleet vehicles, a full wash bay, consolidated maintenance and engineering space, and improved staff amenities. County engineers reported deferred repairs on the existing 1949 facility in the order of $4.5$5.5 million (2021 estimate) and described overcrowded bays, ventilation and safety problems and logistic inefficiencies that affect routine snow-and-ice response and emergency work.
The board learned the county closed on a 25-acre parcel in the Cambridge…
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