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County to sign LPA contract for Red Willow project; Carson Construction to begin road work on County Road 9
Summary
Commissioners authorized staff to sign an LPA state-aid contract for the Red Willow project and heard a road-inspection report proposing blade/haul arrangements with Carson Construction on County Road 9; commissioners discussed chloride use, staging and billing arrangements under a $400-per-hour hauling/blading agreement.
The Griggs County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to proceed with and sign a Local Public Agency (LPA) state-aid contract for the Red Willow Lake project and heard a road-inspection briefing on June 8 about Carson Construction'led work on county roads.
County staff said they received an LPA contract for the Red Willow project indicating an estimated total project cost in the transcript (~1,30,958) and discussed the county share (figures mentioned in meeting ranged around $500,000'$800,000 depending on grant coverage). Commissioners voted to authorize staff to sign the contract and move forward with project paperwork.
On roads, Wayne summarized a June 3 inspection with Carson Construction and Garrison Diversion: Carson will use County Road 9 (104th Avenue) first for hauling, bring 1-inch-minus gravel from a source near McHenry (reported location by the Cheyenne River), stockpile pipe, and perform stream-crossing work with silt barriers and bore operations under stream crossings. The county can submit bills every two weeks and will track machine hours; Carson indicated they would pay $400 per hour for blade work if the county bladed and tracked hours. Commissioners discussed whether to chloridate surfaces in high-use areas (calcium chloride) and whether to wait for results before widespread application.
Why it matters: the LPA contract moves a major local infrastructure project forward and potential hauling/blading arrangements with contractors will affect county maintenance schedules, equipment use and revenue/expense timing.
Next steps: staff to finalize and sign the LPA contract, track billings with Carson Construction under the agreed process, and return to the board with details on county share and scheduling; staff will ensure required environmental protections (silt barriers) are in place for stream work and monitor chloride test spots before wider application.
