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County commissioners review multiple road and bridge repairs, request targeted maintenance
Summary
Commissioners and Blade Foreman Gary Baetz reviewed several maintenance needs across Smith County, including a hole in the C Road bridge south of 255 Road and a washed‑out west end of the 220 Road bridge; the board requested rock, touch‑ups and tree removal on multiple county roads.
Smith County commissioners spent a portion of their Nov. 18 meeting reviewing specific roadway and bridge problems with Blade Foreman Gary Baetz. Chair Kurt Ifland raised a hole in the bridge on C Road south of 255 Road; Commissioner Dale Pickel and Commissioner Jim Gwennap each named additional trouble spots, including a washed‑out west end of the bridge on 220 Road between N Road and O Road and a tree overhanging 110 Road at Q Road. Baetz reported he had contractors blade U Road and that rock had been added to that roadway.
The board directed operational follow-up: Gwennap asked Baetz to rock 300 Road near Russell Hendrich's quarter mile and to refrain from using mulcher heads until problems on 30 Road and others are resolved. Baetz also noted only one truck was currently in operation while another remained in the shop, and commissioners discussed organizing crews and spreadsheets to guide blade crews.
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