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Highway department outlines diesel, culvert and grader costs; corrects a revenue line error
Summary
Jason walked the commission through a proposed highway budget (transcript-stated total $4,987,554.30), highlighted fuel cost increases (diesel +$30,000; gas +$10,000), raised culvert inventory to $175,000, and described motor-grader replacement options and potential shared shop projects; he corrected a flex-transportation revenue line that reduced a flagged $375,000 to zero on re-check.
Jason presented a detailed draft of the highway department's 2027 budget and called out a handful of high-cost pressure points: diesel fuel increased by $30,000, gasoline by $10,000, culvert inventory was raised from prior levels to $175,000, and he outlined scenarios for replacing up to three motor graders with a possible purchase plan involving balloon payments or buyback options.
He said the department's proposed top-line number (as stated in the transcript) was $4,987,554.30 and acknowledged a spreadsheet error that had initially placed flex-transportation revenue on the expenditure side; correcting that mistake reduced an apparent $375,000 pressure to zero. Jason also noted potential site and partner options for two new shops in Prairie and Starkweather and said surplus equipment sales typically offset some replacement costs.
