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Commission approves compactor change order and certified road report; hears $4M barn estimate
Summary
The commission approved a $195,001.42 change order for additional Ropax compactors, adopted the 2025 certified county maintenance road report (1,220 miles), and heard a fairgrounds horse barn design estimate of ~ $4,000,000 with plans to go to RFP after the fair season.
Lea County commissioners approved several infrastructure and procurement items and reviewed capital plans for the fairgrounds.
Compactors: County emergency/environmental staff requested approval of a change order to add three Ropax compactors to the original bid, citing a final amount of $195,001.42 that fits within the approved budget. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the change order.
Roads: Road Department Superintendent Benjamin Henderson presented the county’s 2025 annual certified county maintenance road report and reported about 1,220 miles of county‑maintained roads. Henderson described a capital program that will invest approximately $65 million this year into thoroughfare repairs and industrial connectors, prioritizing urban thoroughfares and collectors. The commission moved and approved the certified report.
Horse barn: Fairgrounds director Wyatt Duncan described design progress for a new horse barn (approx. 280×130 ft, 137–140 stalls) and gave an engineer’s cost estimate of just over $4,000,000; commissioners supported issuing an RFP after the county fair/rodeo season with a planned construction start in late summer.
All votes on the cited procurement and reporting items were recorded as approved by the commission.
