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Road & Bridge asks to lease new graders and flags County Road 522 and crusher staffing as priorities
Summary
Road & Bridge presented a largely steady operations budget but proposed capital leases for three new motor graders, replacements for pickup and water trucks, and flagged County Road 522 (short segment construction) and wetland mitigation obligations as high‑cost projects that will require significant local match and coordination.
Road & Bridge staff described a mostly flat 2025 operations budget while pointing to substantial increases in capital needs driven by equipment replacement and material cost inflation. The department proposes leasing three new motor graders and replacing key support vehicles (belly dump, water truck, skid steer) to maintain operations; the leasing entries are shown in the budget as both a capital inflow and offsetting capital outlay entry for accounting transparency.
Two county road projects drew attention: a construction phase on County Road 522 (roughly half a mile) with multi‑million costs and a wetland mitigation and ongoing O&M commitment required by the Corps of Engineers. Staff said procurement and matching details are being refined and will be clearer within 60 days so the Board can finalize capital decisions. The crusher operation was described as functioning with reduced crew; supervisors reported some applications for seasonal hires but noted a minimum crew of three is needed to operate efficiently.
What to watch: County Road 522 and the road/bridge shop facility remain large capital priorities with funding choices that will affect whether new COP(s) or fund balance are used.
