Engineer recommends utility permits and easement purchase for bridge project; board approves

Jul 28, 2026

The county engineer recommended approval of two underground fiber-boring permits (Mediacom, Windstream) and presented a 0.52-acre permanent easement purchase for a bridge replacement project (project BROS-CO49) priced at $2,915; the board approved the permits and the easement purchase by voice vote.

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Jaden from the county engineers office reviewed three items: an underground boring permit for Mediacom to install fiber in Van Buren Township, an underground boring permit for Windstream in Bellevue Township (with required traffic control under Iowa DOT standards), and a right-of-way purchase for a bridge replacement project (DOT project BROS-CO49) requiring a permanent easement of 0.52 acres for $2,915.

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