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Vendor warns recurring snow damage is harming fairgrounds vents; offers written proposal
Summary
Dan of Beckwith Roofing told the Jackson County Board of Supervisors that avalanching snow and ice have repeatedly dislodged vent caps at the fairgrounds; he said he will email a price and a written proposal for installing protective vent diverters so the board can consider formal action.
Dan, a representative of Beckwith Roofing, told the Jackson County Board of Supervisors that repeated winter snow-and-ice slides have damaged two-way roof vents at the county fairgrounds and that a targeted protective diverter could redirect sliding snow around the vents.
The vendor described how snow builds up on the low-slope roof and, when it breaks free, can pop off vent caps and sometimes damage the vent assembly itself. He said the county’s existing snow-bar system appears to keep snow from sliding over doors but has not prevented vent damage on that particular roof slope. "Every once in a while we get a roof that has a little bit more slope to it such as yours," he said, adding that the problem is rare across the roofs his company services but recurring on this building.
Supervisor Mike Steiner asked whether the county or the manufacturer could be responsible given that the vendor provided roof specifications to the manufacturer; he said the repeated repairs indicate the county needs a longer-term fix. Dan said he has inspected the roof before, during and after installation and that the vent assemblies are heat-welded to the membrane and can be vulnerable when large ice accumulations slide off. He outlined a compromise: the company could supply the diverter materials if the county covered installation labor, and he offered to email a price for materials and a written proposal.
Chair Don Swinker said the board would wait for the written proposal and then take action. Dan committed to emailing a proposal the next day, and supervisors indicated they would consider a winter installation if the parties can agree on cost-sharing. The board did not take an immediate formal vote on the roof repairs at the meeting; staff and the vendor will follow up with the written estimate and a recommended scope of work.
The board’s next step is procedural: review the emailed proposal and place the item on a future agenda for a formal motion and vote if required.
