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Commissioners defer several contract awards pending NDOT funding; public raises turbine fire-suppression safety concerns
Summary
The board took bids under advisement for a Community Crossing grant project pending NDOT funding, deferred detailed review of an EDF solar demonstration agreement, approved a fiber-rights request for Bero Networks, and heard public comment urging stronger turbine fire-suppression and neighbor-assurance protections.
Blackford County commissioners reviewed multiple infrastructure and planning items on Feb. 17, taking bids under advisement for a Community Crossing grant project, deferring an EDF solar demonstration agreement for additional review, approving a fiber-rights request for Bero Networks and hearing public concerns about turbine safety and the local ordinance process.
Bids and NDOT funding: Highway staff (Speaker S4) reported the county’s Community Crossing grant application was not awarded but said the Indiana Department of Transportation asked the county to solicit bids so the project could be funded if state money becomes available. The chair (S1) read four contractor bid figures into the record: $1,049,773.66, $858,717.30, $1,238,702.17 and $1,082,226. Commissioners agreed to take the…
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