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Wright County commissioner updates Montrose on staffing, broadband and local projects
Summary
Wright County Commissioner Kirby Moina updated the council on county administration appointments, broadband efforts, a $4 million household hazardous waste facility bid, and a 2027 bridge repair on County Road 12. He also urged state fixes for a feedlot statute affecting backyard chicken coops.
Kirby Moina, Wright County Commissioner for District 5, briefed the City of Montrose on county developments and local priorities. He said the county appointed Greg Kreiser as full‑time county administrator after a period of interim service and noted vacancies in the county attorney's office following retirements.
Moina highlighted several state policy priorities the county has raised with legislators, including clarifying the state feedlot statute's applicability to backyard chicken coops, restoring the ability to administer driver road tests within Buffalo to reduce travel burdens for residents, and simplifying annual daycare fingerprint requirements. He also described broadband outreach with the Meeker County Co‑op to expand service in rural Wright County and noted a $4,000,000 replacement project for the household hazardous waste facility outside Maple Lake now out for bid.
On infrastructure, Moina said County Road 12 bridge work between Montrose and Buffalo is planned for 2027; the county adjusted schedules to avoid overlapping other nearby projects. He closed by encouraging continued communication between county and city governments on shared priorities and budgets.
