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Wright County supervisors approve AARP grant application, adopt compensation resolution and apply for federal road funds
Summary
At its March meeting the Wright County Board of Supervisors approved submission of a $12,500 AARP Community Challenge grant, adopted a county compensation recommendation (Resolution 2026‑09) and authorized an application and local match for a Region 5 STBG road grant (Resolution 2026‑10).
Wright County supervisors on March 16 approved several administrative measures, including submission of a $12,500 AARP Community Challenge grant application and a county compensation recommendation.
The board voted to authorize submission of the AARP grant to develop an age‑friendly digital and physical navigator to centralize resources and tourism information for residents 50 and older, and designated the county economic development director as the county’s official agent for the application and required documents. The minutes record the grant amount as $12,500 and show the motion to submit carried after a motion and second.
The meeting also included approval of Resolution 2026‑09, described in the minutes as a county compensation recommendation. According to the board’s roll call recorded in the minutes, the resolution passed with ayes recorded as Clues, Rasmussen, Bosch, Lukes and Ellis and no nays. The minutes state the resolution "duly passes."
County Engineer Adam Clemens presented Resolution 2026‑10, authorizing submission of an application for Region 5 Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds and committing matching county funds; the board approved the resolution by roll call vote, and the minutes indicate it passed.
During routine business the board also received the sheriff’s monthly revenue report (county car fees and mileage $2,167.05; weapons permits $920; copy fees $15; total $3,102.05), approved claims for payment, and granted a tobacco license for Pops Pizza and Pub. A motion to table agenda item 6 and a separate motion to table item 7 until next week were both carried.
The minutes note the county auditor advised that a deposit originally placed in the drainage administrative fund could instead be held in the rural service basic fund, with an internal transfer available if a drainage need arises; the board plans to consider a resolution on that accounting change at a future meeting.
What happens next: the county will proceed with grant submission and the engineer will move forward with the STBG application process; the auditor’s recommendation on the drainage fund will return for formal action at the next meeting.
