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Marion County approves $650,000 amendment to FY26 secondary road budget for Junction 92 work
Summary
The Board adopted Resolution 2026-66 to amend the Iowa DOT Secondary Road FY26 budget after county engineers estimated a $650,000 overrun tied to Junction 92 development; the amendment was approved with Iowa DOT staff review and in accordance with Iowa Code.
Marion County supervisors voted unanimously on May 12, 2026, to adopt Resolution 2026-66, an amendment to the FY26 Secondary Road budget to cover an estimated $650,000 in additional expenditures related to Junction 92 development.
The County Engineer reported the overrun and stated the work had been budgeted for FY25 but not expended in that year. Marion County staff submitted the amendment to Iowa Department of Transportation staff for review; the DOT staff reviewed and approved the amendment prior to the board vote. The resolution cites Iowa Code sections 309.95 and 309.96 as the statutory basis for adopting a secondary road budget amendment prior to June 1 of the fiscal year.
The motion to adopt Resolution 2026-66 was made by Steve McCombs and seconded by Jim Mueller; the vote was recorded as Ayes: McCombs, Jahner, Mueller; Nays: none. The resolution states that the county will execute the amended budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in accordance with the cited Iowa Code provisions.
County officials did not provide a line-item breakdown of the $650,000 in the transcript; the County Engineer’s estimate and DOT staff review were the basis for the amendment request. No additional procedural steps were recorded in the meeting minutes beyond adoption of the resolution at this session.
