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Public works director lists equipment for sale; commission approves excess property list
Summary
Public Works Director Justin Mermis reported road and bridge activity, upcoming bids and bridge meetings, and presented county vehicles and equipment to be declared excess for sale on Purple Wave; the commission approved the excess property list unanimously.
Public Works Director Justin Mermis updated the commission on operations and capital items on April 6, noting that reconstruction of 190th Street has begun, metal pile bids are scheduled for May 4, 2026, and a meeting about the Hell Creek Bridge is set for April 30. Mermis also said blading equipment will be available for pickup and that trade-in options with Murphy Equipment are possible.
Mermis presented a list of vehicles and equipment to be declared excess property and sold on the online auction site Purple Wave, including multiple pickup trucks (2011 F250, two 2008 F250s, a 2015 GMC2500), a brine mixer, pickup tanks, a belly dump, a three-point bale fork, and an air compressor. Commissioner Steve Reinhardt moved to approve the excess property list; Dean Haselhorst seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The commission also requested a cost comparison of contracting mowing versus doing the mowing in-house.
