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Mills County supervisors approve $8.81 million FY‑27 roads budget, five‑year DOT plan and 221st Street rejuvenation contract
Summary
The Mills County Board of Supervisors approved a $8,809,033 fiscal‑year 2027 roads budget, adopted the county’s FY‑27 five‑year DOT CFYP plan and awarded a $209,955.23 contract to GE Asphalt Systems to apply rejuvenation spray on a county road scheduled for June.
Mills County supervisors voted to approve the county’s fiscal‑year 2027 roads budget and related program items, adopting a $8,809,033 expenditures plan and the county’s FY‑27 five‑year DOT CFYP program.
Agency official: “The whole expenditures for the entire year, $8,809,033 budgeted,” the county’s roads presenter said during a briefing in which he outlined planned work including seal coating, pavement markings, a new sign truck, shop tools and several design and engineering contracts. A board member moved to approve the FY‑27 DOT budget; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The board also approved the county’s FY‑27 CFYP five‑year program, which the agency official said follows state DOT instructions that exclude programmed routine maintenance projects such as pavement marking or seal coat from the CFYP submission.
In separate action the board awarded a contract to GE Asphalt Systems for a rejuvenation spray project on a roughly 7‑mile stretch of 224th/221st Street. The presenter said the total price, including traffic control and mobilization, is $209,955.23 and that work is scheduled for June 8–10. A motion to approve the contract was made and seconded and the board voted to carry the motion.
Supervisors and staff spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing road‑surface management. The agency official said the county currently applies roughly 450 tons of rock per mile every three years on its rock roads, while noting some neighboring counties use 400 tons. He described recent material‑cost increases — “about 6 or 7%” in the last year — and said staff will meet with foremen and blade operators to evaluate per‑road tonnage, alternative stabilizers such as Permazyme, and supplier gradations with the goal of reducing costs and extending service life.
The agency official cautioned that while some reductions in tons‑per‑mile may be appropriate on very low‑traffic roads, heavier routes could require more robust materials. He said staff are assembling spreadsheets to estimate potential savings and will report recommendations back to the board.
What happens next: The contractor’s dates remain as scheduled; staff will return to the board with any revisions or follow‑up recommendations from their tonnage and rock‑gradations review.
