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Landowner offers to cover half of Kiowa Road rebuild; county to seek new grant
Summary
Landowner Bob Wietharn told the Clay County commissioners he will pay 50% of Kiowa Road reconstruction costs, up to $500,000, after the county failed to secure a grant; he asked the county to grade the road after rain to reduce washboarding before increased semi traffic in July.
Bob Wietharn, a Clay County landowner, told the Board of Commissioners that the county was not awarded a grant to rebuild Kiowa Road in front of his business and offered to pay 50% of the project cost, with the county paying the remaining 50%, up to a total cap of $1 million (no more than $500,000 per party). He said roadside ditches are currently lower than the roadway and need cleaning before any improvements can proceed.
Mr. Wietharn asked the county to perform interim grading after rainfall to lessen washboarding, noting that semi traffic will increase beginning in July and that without grading the road rock will deteriorate into dust. He also said the grant program will reopen in the fall and that an engineer with experience preparing that type of grant application should be engaged; he stated the State will provide a review of the unsuccessful application and county staff, the Wietharns and state officials will be invited to that review.
