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Commission approves collector map changes, 2026 call for bids and bridge engineering; refines equipment-waiver policy
Summary
The commission accepted Federal Highway county major collector revisions, authorized a 2026 call for bids (fencing, crushing, bituminous pavement), approved Highlands Engineering to design a Bellfield bridge replacement, and asked staff to refine a draft waiver permitting contractors to operate county equipment after liability and certification concerns led commissioners to withhold approval.
The Stark County Commission on Feb. 3 approved a set of road-related actions and asked staff to refine an equipment-usage policy after debate over liability.
Road Superintendent Todd Miller requested that the commission accept Federal Highway revisions to the county major collectors map (CMC) for Dickinson and Stark County areas; commissioners approved the acceptance by motion and voice vote.
Miller also asked the commission to authorize the auditor to advertise a 2026 call for bids covering fencing, crushing, stockpiling and bituminous pavement. "The suggested motion is to approve the 2026 call for bids for fencing, crushing, stockpiling, bituminous pavement," Miller said; the commission approved the advertisement.
On capital projects, commissioners approved Highlands Engineering for engineering and bidding services for a bridge replacement on 2nd Avenue Northwest in the city of Bellfield, a Lehi-funded project. Staff noted that two flex-funded road projects were denied and would be placed on hold.
Separately, Miller proposed a waiver that would permit experienced contractor operators to load and operate county equipment in circumstances when the county lacks an operator. Several commissioners expressed safety and liability concerns and asked that any outside operator show certification or receive a county competency check before operating equipment. A motion to approve the waiver was withdrawn and later recorded as not approved; commissioners directed the road department to refine the policy to require proof of training/certification and to return with a narrower proposal.
