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Traverse County to start CSAH 9 project May 6; requests $415,346.26 DNR reimbursement

Traverse County Commission · May 5, 2026
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Summary

County Engineer Chad Gillespie told commissioners the CSAH 9 contract (SAP 078-609-022) is slated to begin May 6, 2026, and asked the board to seek $415,346.26 in reimbursement from the Minnesota DNR Get Out MORE Grant for County Park work already completed.

County Engineer Chad Gillespie told the Traverse County Commission that the contract for SAP 078-609-022 is ready for the board's signature and that work on County State-Aid Highway (CSAH) 9 is scheduled to begin May 6, 2026.

Gillespie asked the board to pursue reimbursement from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources through the Get Out MORE Grant for County Park expenditures to date, specifying an amount of $415,346.26. He also said an audit for the federal CSAH 15 project (SP 078-615-017) has been completed and that county staff will address two Browns Valley roads when those projects are scheduled.

The request does not yet include a formal board resolution recorded in the minutes beyond the request for signature and reimbursement; Gillespie indicated project timing and funding requests will return to the board as needed. The commission did not record any separate vote on the contract signing in the minutes excerpt.