Cottonwood County accepts $576,954.63 state grant to replace Bridge No. 17J540
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The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution accepting $576,954.63 in State General Obligation Bond funds to cover 50% of costs to replace Bridge No. 17J540 on CSAH 5 south of Highway 62; the vote was unanimous.
The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 unanimously adopted Resolution 26-02-17 to accept a Local Bridge Replacement Program Grant Agreement that provides $576,954.63 in State General Obligation Bond funding to cover half the construction cost for Bridge No. 17J540 on CSAH 5 south of Highway 62.
Interim County Engineer Stephen Schnieder told the board the agreement covers replacement work for Bridge No. 17J540 and that the awarded state funds will pay 50% of the bridge construction costs. The board voted to adopt the resolution on a unanimous roll call (motion by Commissioner Larry Anderson; second by Commissioner Kevin Stevens).
The grant is recorded under SAP No. 017-605-028 and the resolution is on file in the county coordinator’s office. The board did not set a construction schedule or contractor at the Feb. 17 meeting; Schnieder answered procedural questions about the project during the presentation.
Next steps noted by staff include completing grant paperwork and advancing project planning; no contract award or contractor selection was reported at this meeting.