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Marshall County supervisors approve bridge funding, ITC road agreement and adopt NIMS standards
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Marshall County Board of Supervisors approved a federal-aid funding agreement for Bridge 060-6, a road-maintenance pact with ITC Midwest linked to Beverly 345 kV line construction, adopted NIMS/NQS emergency management standards, confirmed a conservation board appointment, and approved routine tax-credit and grant items.
Marshall County supervisors on Dec. 17 approved a set of routine and infrastructure actions including a federal-aid funding agreement for Bridge 060-6, a road maintenance agreement tied to construction of the Beverly transmission lines, and a county adoption of national incident-management standards.
The board approved a federal-aid funding agreement (FHW A number 241835) to replace Bridge 060-6 on Oaks Avenue over South Timber Creek. Polk County engineer Paul Gallant said the structure has deterioration in the abutments and that the project is programmed for fiscal 2027. "It's a highly used truck route especially during harvest," Gallant said, adding the county will front costs under BROS funding and receive state reimbursement.
Supervisors also approved a road maintenance agreement with ITC Midwest to address county roads affected by construction of the Beverly transmission project. Jamie Toledo, ITC Midwest area manager, described equipment traffic expected in Q1 and said the company will reimburse the county for agreed repairs: "These are 345 kV lines ... we refer to them as the Beverly lines," Toledo said, and added the agreement aims to set expectations for repairs and safety before construction begins.
Kim Elder, Marshall County emergency management coordinator, asked supervisors to adopt the National Incident Management System and the National Qualification System as county standards to align training and meet grant requirements. "It's best practice ... it helps us, especially on the jurisdictional level, as emergency management," Elder said; the board adopted resolution 2025-0031 by unanimous roll call.
The board handled several routine administrative items. It adopted resolution 2025-0030 to disallow homestead, family farm credits and military exemptions for properties that no longer qualify (for 2025 taxes), a measure explained by Sarah Badger, auditor-recorder assistant. The consent agenda —which passed unanimously—included approval of regular minutes (12/03/2025), audited claims, a new hire (Triton Maddox, sheriff's office, $24.36/hour, start on or after 01/05/2026), a personnel status/pay change for Donnie Box III (retroactive to 12/11/2025 as stated), filing of a manure management plan for Woodford Creek Farms LLP at 8000 West 67th Street in Ames, and acceptance of the FY2025 Marshall County highway report.
The board appointed Tina Nelson to the county Conservation Board for a term running 01/01/2026–12/31/2031. Emily Herring, director of Marshall County Conservation, said Nelson "would be a good fit" because of county experience, volunteer work and active involvement in camping and forest management.
During the public forum John Warden of Green Mountain updated the board on library-board follow-up with appointee Ronnie Mannis. County Attorney Jordan Gaffney reported the county's internal United Way drive raised $6,201 this year (up from $5,233 last year) and recognized the sheriff's office for participation and the auditor-recorder's office for highest donation totals.
All motions presented on the agenda were approved by roll-call vote. The board adjourned at 9:27 a.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 31 at 9 a.m.
