Whitley County highway department accepts annual bids for 2026; staff report snow-clearing activity

Summary

Ryan Getz, with the county highway department, asked commissioners to accept 2026 annual bids for major supplies; he noted two bid items were rejected because they expired at bid-opening and said fuel suppliers expect prices to fall. Staff described snow- and ice-clearing work and warned of mud as temperatures rise.

Ryan Getz, with the Whitley County Highway Department, presented the department’s annual bid forms and recommended that the board accept bids marked for approval. He said a couple of bid items were rejected because they had expired at 3:00 p.m. on the day bids were opened and that fuel suppliers appear to be pricing for lower costs going forward.

“I would recommend accepting these as presented,” Getz said, and moved to approve the annual bids for major supplies for 2026. The motion was seconded and commissioners voted in favor.

Getz and other staff also described the county’s response to a light, wind-driven snowfall: crews scraped packed snow, applied material for traction, and the department warned of mud when temperatures rise midweek.

Outcome: The board approved the highway department’s annual bids as presented; no vote tallies by name were recorded in the transcript.