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County engineer reports Wolf Creek debris‑removal, Kerr Road restart and revenue from planned truck auction
Summary
Saint Clair County’s acting county engineer briefed commissioners on ongoing paving and bridge work, a Wolf Creek debris‑removal access pad, restart of the Kerr Road contract, anticipated $430,000 guaranteed revenue from a June equipment auction, and a recommended 150 kW generator for county operations.
Clay Phillips, filling in as the county engineer, gave the work‑session’s regular engineering report on May 21. He said paving crews have worked in the Kentland and Tusk area and are moving into Shoal Creek; base crews completed an arena pad and are building the access pass for the Wolf Creek debris‑removal project. He told commissioners he had asked the firm that prepared the original hydrology and hydraulic study (formerly Long Engineering, now part of Atlas) to update plans for the bridge replacement.
Clay said the contractor for the Kerr Road (411) project has resumed work and that a final invoice from Raglan Water Authority is needed for waterline relocation at the Macedonia Road/bridal site before a future bridge replacement effort.
On county equipment disposal, Clay said JM Wood will place Kenworth triaxles in a June 16–18 auction with a guaranteed total of about $430,000; historically those proceeds are returned to the road department budget. He also reported a proposed equipment‑storage building color change to Colony Green (from galvalume) and said the change order will cost $5,623 and will be presented to the commission Tuesday.
On emergency power, staff presented measured peaks (winter peak ~151 kW; summer peak ~108 kW) and said a 150 kW generator was recommended; staff estimated the full generator package plus trenching and meter work could approach $150,000 and said time‑delay/startup sequencing and transfer‑switch specifications remain to be priced.
Commission next steps: commissioners asked staff to present the building change order ($5,623) and personnel recommendations (sign crew assistant, superintendent) on the formal Tuesday agenda; they also requested finalized cost estimates for the generator package and power‑management/timer solutions so the commission can consider budget amendments if needed.
