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Marshall County approves road contracts, equipment purchases and administrative measures
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Summary
At its March 17 meeting, the Marshall County Board of Commissioners approved multiple road construction contracts (including a $3.38 million milling/overlay contract), purchased equipment, accepted equipment rental bids, approved personnel and administrative items, and authorized payment of warrants.
The Marshall County Board of Commissioners on March 17 approved a series of resolutions authorizing road-construction contracts, equipment purchases and other routine county business.
The board accepted auditor warrants of $30,799.54 and commissioner warrants of $499,275.96 under RESOLUTION 03-17-01, and approved per diems totaling $750 under RESOLUTION 03-17-02. Both motions passed unanimously as recorded (M/S/C Kiesow, Bring (5–0); M/S/C Nybladh, Duckstad (5–0), respectively).
On highway procurement, the board approved several bid awards presented by Highway Engineer Lon Aune. Under RESOLUTION 03-17-03 the board accepted Thygeson Construction, Inc.'s low bid of $980,907.00 for Aggregate Base on CSAH 2 (between TH 219 and CSAH 54). The board also accepted Knife River Materials' low bid of $3,376,465.46 for multiple bituminous milling and overlay projects (RESOLUTION 03-17-04); that vote passed with a recorded 4–0 tally while Commissioner Gary Kiesow abstained from the vote.
The board authorized purchase of one tractor from Park River Implement, LLC for $202,500.00 for the county highway department under RESOLUTION 03-17-05 (M/S/C Nybladh, Kiesow (5–0)), and accepted a list of equipment rental bids from a range of local contractors under RESOLUTION 03-17-06 (M/S/C Bring, Duckstad (5–0)).
Social Services actions approved by the board included authorization of case activity and bills totaling $144,781.29 and the personnel action to move Brock Jenkins from Eligibility Worker to Lead Eligibility Worker with an adjusted wage scale to C-42-8, effective March 18, 2026 (motion recorded M/S/C Bring, Kiesow (5–0)).
Auditor-Treasurer Scott Peters reported on township meetings, property-tax updates and election equipment; the board approved entering into an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for management of the Marshall County Park at Florian Dock (M/S/C Bring, Nybladh (5–0)) and approved a disaster abatement request from a house fire in Excel Township (M/S/C Kiesow, Bring (5–0)).
Board members heard updates on the county’s motor grader warranty options (7-year maximum), plans to present financial information at the May 5 meeting, and a 5-year Road and Bridge Plan public meeting scheduled for April 9 in Newfolden at 5:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 1:11 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions carried as indicated in the minutes; where recorded, tallies were either unanimous (5–0) or included a single abstention noted for RESOLUTION 03-17-04.