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Final hearing names trustees and outlines easement, fee schedule for bike interchange maintenance
Summary
At a final hearing the board heard a presentation on maintenance of a bike interchange, heard trustees named to oversee work, discussed payment timing and reimbursement, and directed staff to draft a resolution and fee schedule to formalize oversight and billing.
Morrow County commissioners held a final hearing on maintenance of a local bike interchange and discussed governance, easement limits and billing procedures.
At the hearing, a speaker identified as Marty described the county’s plan to place maintenance responsibility with three trustees who will oversee work and approve invoices. The trustees named were Luke Svetland, Dan Allard and Dan Schwartz; when asked for clarification the speaker corrected the second name to Dan Howard. Marty said trustees would obtain quotes, approve work and have final bills submitted for reimbursement through taxes.
Marty explained that the maintenance account typically holds about $89,000 and that, if a bill exceeds what’s on hand, trustees will pay and then be reimbursed through the tax collection process. He said parties have inquired about spreading a roughly $23,000 charge over two to three years; trustees and the auditor can arrange multi-year payment plans and standard practice could allow spreading payments up to five years.
The hearing included discussion of a recorded easement: Marty described a 75-foot temporary easement to accommodate construction work, a 50-foot permanent easement and a 25-foot inner buffer. He recommended notifying affected property owners as a courtesy even though the easement grants legal access. Marty told the board he would draft a resolution on Monday to formalize trustees and the fee schedule; a copy would be sent to the auditor so bills could be mailed and taxes collected.
No formal vote to approve construction work or a final contract was recorded at the hearing; the item resulted in direction to prepare a resolution and a fee schedule to be presented at the next administrative step.
