Supervisors review draft agreements to allow county to maintain secondary road extensions inside city limits
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County staff described draft agreements that would permit Wright County to perform summer blading and snow removal on secondary road extensions that enter city limits if the city approves and agrees to reimburse for work beyond basic blading/snow removal; draft requires cities to hold Wright County harmless and indemnify the county for damages.
County secondary-roads staff briefed the supervisors on draft intergovernmental agreements that would restore county maintenance on secondary road extensions where those roads transition into city streets.
Staff explained the agreements would allow the county to resume core activities — summer blading and snow removal — on secondary road extensions without undertaking more extensive maintenance unless the city council specifically requests and reimburses the county. The draft agreement includes an indemnity and hold-harmless clause requiring the city to accept responsibility if county equipment damages city infrastructure (for example, a fire hydrant).
Supervisors discussed mapping and examples of covered routes (gravel routes that become city streets), enforcement of no-parking for snow removal, and coordination with cities such as Clarion, which county staff expect to engage first. County staff said they would send draft agreements to affected towns and requested authority to finalize standard agreement language for consideration.
No formal vote to adopt the agreements was recorded; staff said they would circulate draft forms to affected cities for review and return to the board for approval.