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Ramsey County approves multiple highway and equipment payments including $123,139 chip-seal share
Summary
The commission approved payment of several highway invoices and equipment purchases: Ramsey County's $123,139.23 share of a Grama Island chip-seal project, a corrected KLJ engineering invoice, a $12,400 snow pusher, and $900 and $300 right-of-way payments for CER and Prairie Road projects.
Ramsey County commissioners approved a series of highway and equipment payments during their meeting, including the county's share of a chip-seal project in a neighboring county and several smaller invoices related to road work and equipment.
Highway Superintendent Jason asked the commission to authorize payment of $123,139.23 for Ramsey County's half of an Asphalt Surfacing Technologies chip-seal job on Grama Island Road, part of a joint project with Benson County. Commissioners discussed they had been surprised Benson County proceeded; Jason said the county had a prior agreement to pay half and that the highway department's chip-seal budget was sufficient to cover the expense. The motion to pay the $123,139.23 invoice was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
Jason also presented a KLG engineering invoice initially read aloud as $7,167,160 but later clarified as a partial figure of $71.60 for engineering work on several 2026 projects (Ramsey County 7, Curry Road and Ramsey County 8). Commissioners moved and approved payment of the corrected invoice.
Other payments approved included a KLJ grant-reimbursable invoice for $198.36 (100% reimbursement), a $12,400 invoice for an Ironhide snow pusher that fit county loaders, and right-of-way payments: $900 to Bruce and Dorothy Johnson (temporary and permanent right-of-way for Ramsey County 9) and $300 to Mitch and Jessica Olsen for a Prairie Road temporary right-of-way. Each item was moved, seconded and passed by roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance:
- Pay Asphalt Surfacing Technologies (chip seal) — Ramsey County share: $123,139.23 — outcome: approved by roll call. - Pay KLG engineering (partial) — clarified to $71.60 — outcome: approved by roll call. - KLJ invoice (grant reimbursement) — $198.36 (100% reimbursable) — outcome: approved by roll call. - Ironhide snow pusher invoice — $12,400 — outcome: approved by roll call. - Right-of-way payment to Bruce & Dorothy Johnson — $900 — outcome: approved by roll call. - Right-of-way payment to Mitch & Jessica Olsen — $300 — outcome: approved by roll call.
Commissioners also recorded routine roll-call approvals for several smaller agenda items later in the meeting. The highway department said the county would deed the Johnson parcel into Ramsey County after payments were processed and paperwork returned to the recorder's office.
