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Deuel County commissioners approve road projects, jail contract, repeater and roof repair
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Deuel County Board of Commissioners approved bid advertising for a box culvert, fuel-bid solicitation, a right-of-way permit for Northwestern Energy, gravel crushing, a Grant County jail contract, a $34,545 repeater, four speed bumps and a $69,873 courthouse roof repair contract, among other routine actions.
Deuel County commissioners handled a series of procurement and administrative matters on April 21, approving multiple motions that the board characterized as routine but important to county operations.
Highway Superintendent Jamie Broksieck won approval to advertise for bids on box culvert Project 20-008-220 (bid dates April 23 and May 6; bids to be opened May 13). Commissioners also directed advertising for six-month fuel bids with openings set for May 19. The board approved a right-of-way occupancy permit for Northwestern Energy to bore under a county right-of-way and authorized crushing 5,000 tons of gravel at the Arnie Krause pit for $31,250; scrap iron was declared surplus.
On public safety matters Sheriff Cory Borg secured approval of a Grant County jail housing contract at $105 per day per inmate. Borg also outlined persistent coverage problems with the Toronto-area radio repeater; the board approved purchase of a new 100-watt repeater at $34,545 to improve coverage in parts of the county where responders have reported poor signal.
The board approved four speed bumps for Lake Cochrane…
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