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Emmet County tables five‑year road plan and FY2027 secondary‑roads budget
Summary
County Engineer Walter Davis‑Oeth presented Resolution 26‑14 (five‑year construction program) and the FY2027 Secondary Roads budget; the board voted to table both items and heard updates on ditch cleaning for FEMA reimbursement and other road repairs. The board accepted mowing bids for county road/right‑of‑way mowing.
County Engineer Walter Davis‑Oeth presented Resolution 26‑14 to approve Emmet County’s five‑year construction program for fiscal year 2027 and separately submitted the FY2027 Secondary Roads budget for Iowa DOT review. The board tabled both items for later consideration and did not adopt the plan or budget at the April 14 meeting.
Davis‑Oeth also provided an operational update on Secondary Roads work, noting ongoing ditch cleaning eligible for FEMA reimbursement and several road repair projects. The transcript does not provide a timetable or estimated costs for the tabled resolution or the budget.
Separately, the board accepted mowing bids for Secondary Roads and the Public Health annex. John Pluth moved to accept the bids; Jeff Quastad seconded. The accepted awards assign Danny Clemens to Armstrong, Ringsted, and Wallingford zones and Joey Manwarren to Estherville, Gruver and the Public Health Annex. The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
The board did not vote on the five‑year program or the FY2027 Secondary Roads budget; both items remain tabled pending further information.
