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County official Keith flags $465,000 ballot‑printing contract and a controversial Utica warming center
Summary
Keith reported on county items including athletic recognitions, a contentious Utica warming center that split 13–9, county spending on America's 250th, a $465,000 ballot‑printing contract, and county road‑plowing contracts costing about $7,000 per mile.
Keith (S5) delivered two monthly reports referencing county activity affecting the city and surrounding towns.
"So I have for you, 2 different monthly reports," Keith said, then summarized several items: athletic teams recognized across the county, a docket approving funding for a warming center in Utica that drew controversy and reportedly passed 13–9, and a county allotment for America's 250th that included banners and giveaways. Keith also reported, "the printed contract for ballots for the year '26 through '27, $465,000 to print ballots," a figure he described as a sizable county expenditure.
He told commissioners the county's department of public works reported that municipal road‑plow contracts are paying about $7,000 per mile in some areas and that most townships have signed on to those contracts. He also mentioned local projects and staffing changes and noted a presentation on the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad byway that could affect nearby villages.
Commissioners acknowledged the report and asked staff to keep the commission apprised of items that cross municipal boundaries into city limits.
