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Wadena County reviews 2025 Highway Department report; year-end balance $946,427.09
Summary
County Engineer Anthony Maule presented the 2025 Highway Department annual report showing a year-end cash balance of $946,427.09; state aid supplied 39% of revenue while the local levy provided 12%. Commissioners discussed potential road turn-backs, shared maintenance and bridge projects.
County Engineer Anthony Maule and Highway Accountant Kari Carlson presented the Highway Department's 2025 annual report, which summarized mileage, maintenance and construction costs by fund and listed construction projects. The financial review noted a year-end cash balance after revenues and expenses of $946,427.09; State Aid provided 39% of 2025 revenue and the local levy provided 12%.
Commissioners discussed possible road turn-backs for low-volume roads, shared maintenance across county lines, upcoming bridge projects and a tentative 2026 Board Road Tour planned for August. The report also noted that snow-and-ice control costs in 2025 were close to the five-year average of $609,000 after lower costs in 2023 and 2024.
