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Public works director says utilities responsible for County Road 15 bridge outages

Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Interim Public Works Director Stephen Schnieder told commissioners Cottonwood County followed notification protocols for utilities affected by the County Road 15 bridge project and that utilities were responsible for notifying customers of outages and maintaining equipment.

Stephen Schnieder, the interim public works director, briefed the board on a utilities problem encountered during work on the County Road 15 bridge. Schnieder said Cottonwood County followed the required protocols in notifying affected utilities and that it was the utilities' responsibility to notify their customers and maintain their equipment.

Schnieder told the board that county staff completed the required notices and that the county's role was limited to project coordination and compliance with notification procedures; the utilities themselves retain responsibility for customer outage notifications and equipment reliability. The transcript records no motion or vote on this item.