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Supervisors authorize $427,131 grader purchase, approve bridge plan and auction surplus road equipment
Summary
Mills County authorized purchase of a CAT grader for $427,131.08, approved signing the 215th Street Bridge plan, and approved auctioning multiple pieces of surplus road equipment; county engineers also reported on road projects and a completed Deacon Road stabilization.
Mills County supervisors approved a purchase order for a CAT grader and took several actions related to road maintenance and county equipment at their June 23 meeting.
County Engineer Jacob Ferro requested authorization to order a CAT grader from Ziegler priced at $427,131.08 before any trade‑in value; the board approved placing the order and directed Ferro to return with final costs for formal approval. The board also approved auctioning surplus equipment through Iron Mikes Auction & Equipment Sales (4% commission/3% buyer's premium), listing multiple trucks, Gradall machines and a Bobcat for sale.
Supervisors authorized the chair to sign the 215th Street Bridge plan and heard a roads update: L63 nearing completion, crews addressing a sink hole, planned inspections of RV parks, and that Deacon Road stabilization work is complete with contractor Sta‑Bilt to finish additional work in August.
Why it matters: Secondary Roads received the largest departmental appropriation in the adopted budget, and the purchase and disposition of equipment affect the county’s capacity to maintain rural roads.
The motions to order the grader, to auction surplus equipment and to sign the bridge plan were recorded as passing unanimously.
