County engineer outlines $15–$18 million plan for new roads shop; seeks architect RFP
County engineer presented site plans and financing options for a new consolidated roads shop on about 14 acres near Waterloo's industrial park; staff estimates initial capital of $15–$18 million and proposed using local option sales tax plus transfers to repay bonds.
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Cathy Nicholas, county engineer, updated supervisors on the proposed new roads shop: the department proposes moving operations to two adjacent parcels near the industrial park northwest of the Waterloo airport, totaling about 14 acres and offering ready utilities and access to Lone Tree Road and U.S. Highway 218. She said the project concept includes office space, warm storage for fleet vehicles, mechanic bays and service areas and is not merely cold storage.
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