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Cole County adopts updated Rules for Excavation and revised fee schedule
Summary
The commission unanimously approved revisions to Cole County's Rules for Excavation in county right-of-way and adopted an updated fee schedule after a staff-led discussion.
Cole County commissioners voted unanimously on May 26, 2026, to approve revisions to the county's Rules for Excavation in right-of-way and to adopt an updated fee schedule.
Commissioner Harry Otto moved to approve the revisions and the updated fee schedule; Commissioner Jeff Hoelscher seconded and the motion passed with Commissioners Bushman, Hoelscher and Otto voting yes. The commission's minutes record that Eric Landwehr led a preceding discussion regarding the Rules for Excavation before the formal motion was offered.
Nut graf: The adopted revisions and fee updates clarify county requirements for excavation work in county right-of-way and establish the fees contractors or applicants will face; county staff will implement the updated schedule and regulatory language through standard permitting processes.
The meeting minutes do not record the exact text of the revisions in this excerpt; they record the motion, second and unanimous vote approving the changes. County staff will follow normal administrative procedures to publish the updated rules and fee schedule and to apply them to future permit applications.
The commission moved on to other agenda items after the vote.
