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Board rejects bids for Cattle Load‑Out facility, approves small land purchase and routine appointments
Summary
The Board rejected all bids for the Cooperative Extension Cattle Load‑Out and Education Facility after low bids exceeded available funding and directed staff to redesign and rebid; it also approved purchase of a 0.13‑acre parcel adjacent to South Newton Elementary and confirmed several routine appointments.
At the Aug. 18 meeting, county staff recommended rejecting all bids received July 22 for the Cooperative Extension Cattle Load‑Out and Education Facility because the apparent low bid substantially exceeded available grant and project funding. Bids ranged from $1.855 million to over $2 million for a project originally estimated at roughly $1.11 million.…
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