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Board approves routine contracts, maintenance bonds, grants and easements
Summary
The Board approved a set of routine items including subdivision maintenance bonds, street acceptances, interlocal agreements, a construction management contract, perpetual sewer easements, property appraisal services and several grants and grant applications.
The Tippecanoe County Board of Commissioners approved multiple routine administrative and contractual items on May 4.
Highlights of actions taken: • Approved acceptance of a maintenance bond from Atlas Excavating for Barrington Lake Section 3 in the amount of $106,437.50 and accepted associated streets totaling 0.601 miles.
• Accepted a maintenance bond from Merit Contracting for Timberbrook Meadows Phase 1, Section 2 ($132,647.66) and accepted streets totaling 2,453.56 feet (0.465 miles).
• Approved renewal of an interlocal cooperation agreement with 4 Precious Paws spay and neuter clinic; county share described in meeting as $9,600 per year.
• Approved renewal of a GIS interlocal agreement among political subdivisions to share GIS data and approved a construction management services agreement for the Buck Creek Colburn project not to exceed $50,000 plus expenses.
• Accepted three perpetual sewer easements with modest payments to grantors and approved an appraisal services contract with Buckland & Associates for $19,550 to appraise county‑owned buildings for insurance purposes.
• Authorized the Health Department to apply for maternal and child health funding from the Indiana Department of Health and approved acceptance of a $5,500 Duke Energy Foundation grant for a HAZMAT safety drone for EMA staff and volunteers.
• Youth Services was authorized to accept JDAI funding of $95,000 (FY27) and juvenile community corrections funding of $271,637; the board also approved rural transportation grant documents for signature.
Each item was presented by staff and approved by motion and voice vote as recorded in the meeting minutes.
