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Board approves new road designations and a Terex brush‑machine purchase
Summary
Aitkin County approved the purchase of a replacement Terex brush machine ($162,793.40 total including extended warranty) and passed three linked resolutions to redesignate 15.8 miles between county roads and county‑state aid highways to facilitate reconstruction priorities, notably County Road 51.
County Engineer John Welly asked the Aitkin County Board to approve a budgeted equipment purchase and three resolutions to change roadway designations.
Equipment: Welly recommended replacing unit 300 (a Terex brush machine) with a Terex ASV fitted with an RT135 forestry head after the originally specified head was no longer available. The revised quote from Brainerd General Rental is $158,975 for the machine plus a 60‑month, 2,000‑hour powertrain plus extended warranty for $3,818.40, yielding a revised purchase price of $162,793.40. The board approved the purchase on motion.
Road designations: Welly presented three related resolutions. The first describes sections (15.8 miles) moving from county‑state aid to county road and vice versa to maintain route continuity. The second reclassifies two county road routes into organized township roads and reorganizes certain unorganized township segments into county roads (net gain of 0.8 miles in county roads). The third resolution sets out the full routes (contingent on the first two) so the county can seek state approval to redesignate routes; Welly said this step is needed before signs are changed in the field. The board passed all three resolutions with no substantial public objection reported.
