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Commissioners advance a package of highway and right‑of‑way ordinances and take Bridge 503 bids under advisement
Summary
The board accepted first readings or approvals for a set of highway, overweight and right‑of‑way permit ordinances (2026‑04 through 2026‑08), set fees and fines, and took three bids for Bridge 503 under advisement pending final DNR permit and schedule concerns.
DeKalb County highway staff presented a set of ordinance amendments on June 8 intended to modernize overweight/oversize permits, clarify utility and right‑of‑way permit fees, and add fines for unpermitted work.
Highlights included a proposed fee structure (one‑time permit $100 per single move or $1,000 annual permit for overweight moves), a minimum $1,000 fine for unpermitted work in the right‑of‑way (with additional per‑day charges), and a $10,000 maintenance bond required for some utility work placed underground. Commissioners voted, generally 3–0, to accept the ordinances for first reading or to adopt the amendments where appropriate and asked legal staff to add clarifying language (for example, an exemption for certain farm vehicles in the overweight ordinance) before second reading.
At the scheduled Bridge 503 bid opening, the county received three bids: McCoy (about $848,445), Pioneer Associates (about $494,504.60), and Milestone Contractors (about $582,688.01). Commissioners discussed schedule constraints and a pending DNR permit and voted to take the bids under advisement and return a recommendation at a future meeting.
