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Poweshiek County supervisors approve routine business; engineer flags road projects and notes new 60 mph limit
Summary
At its June 4 meeting the Poweshiek County Board of Supervisors approved routine administrative items and heard County Engineer Lyle Brehm report on road and bridge work, possible delays to a resurfacing project because of cost and funding shortfalls, and the impact of SF378 raising the state speed limit to 60 mph.
The Poweshiek County Board of Supervisors met June 4 and approved routine administrative items, then heard an operations update from County Engineer Lyle Brehm about road and bridge projects and the implications of a new state law increasing the speed limit.
At 8:30 a.m. the board — members Jeff Tindle, Jacki Bolen and Chairman Jason Roudabush — approved the meeting agenda and May 28, 2026 board minutes by unanimous votes. The board also approved June 5, 2026 payroll totaling $348,275.59; approved the Certificate of Cost Allocation Plan and authorized the chair to sign; approved a lease agreement for the auditor’s office printer and authorized the chair to sign; and approved a Nyhart service agreement for GASB 75 reporting and authorized the chair to sign. Each of those motions carried 3-0 (movers and seconders are recorded in the minutes).
County Engineer Lyle Brehm reported that work on Ewart Road is complete and that the bridge project south of Deep River on 520th Avenue is nearing completion. He said crews have begun placing rock on 420th to build a base, and that bids for a bridge in Section 15 of Pleasant Township (100th Street, north of Ewart Road) will be received this month.
Brehm said resurfacing of F17 (from Iowa 146 to U.S. 63) is slated for the coming fiscal year with plans to take bids this winter and complete work in the 2027 construction season, but he warned the project may be delayed for at least one year because of a rise in costs and currently insufficient Farm-to-Market funds; he said additional grant funding would be needed before proceeding.
Brehm also told the board that the Governor signed SF378, which raises the state speed limit to 60 mph. Because the county currently relies on Iowa Code and has not adopted a local resolution setting a 55 mph limit on county pavements, the posted limit on paved county roads will be 60 mph unless the board acts to reduce limits by resolution and posts signs informing the public. Brehm characterized this as information for the board rather than a recommendation to change posted limits.
Jennifer Anderson, the county treasurer, met with the board to discuss a staffing opening; the board asked her to use the job description titled Universal Clerk Specialist (MV/DL/TAX) when filling the position.
Supervisor Jeff Tindle noted it was his final DECAT meeting. The board adjourned at 10:08 a.m.
The minutes record no public votes against the motions and no formal amendments; any decisions to alter project timelines or to set local speed limits would require future board action.
