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Webster County approves $302,069 settlement with MidAmerican to restore roads after Lundgren Wind Farm work
Summary
The Board approved a $302,069 settlement with MidAmerican Energy to restore roads in the Lundgren Wind Farm area; the county engineer said the developer will reimburse the county to perform restoration work under the road‑use agreement, and contractor representatives thanked staff for project coordination.
The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved a settlement with MidAmerican Energy to reimburse the county $302,069 for restoration of county roads affected by work associated with the Lundgren Wind Farm repowering.
County Engineer Jamie Joel told the board the turbines and associated equipment have been removed as part of repowering and, under the county’s road‑use agreement, the developer must return roads to their prior condition. Joel said county crews are well suited to do that work and the agreement provides that MidAmerican will pay the county to perform the restoration.
Representatives from the construction/contractor side, including Mitch Steffes (identified in the transcript as the on‑site construction manager with American Energy), thanked the board and county staff for communications and cooperation during the project. They described joint inspections of roads and a set of corrective actions agreed upon during closeout of the road‑use agreement.
Board members voiced appreciation for responsiveness to public complaints raised during the project and then voted to approve the settlement. The motion carried by voice vote.
No additional contract language or schedule for repairs was read into the record during the meeting; the agreement and supporting documents were described as on file with county staff.
