Crews continue to work on county road projects
County road work continues on 30th and 370th roads. Marion County Commission heard a report Monday from road and bridge personnel of current projects.
County road crews also are filling potholes on roads to be overlaid. Potholes on other roads then will be filled, said Steve Hudson, county road supervisor.
Chip and seal will occur in July and August because the preparation work has to set for a few months before the overlay is done.
Jim Herzet, county road and bridge superintendent, said the county purchased 1,000 pounds of sand and some rock from Venture Construction Company, the contractor for U.S.-77.
Commissioner Randy Dallke said he noticed wider intersections on some roads off the new stretch of U.S.-77. Herzet said Kansas Department of Transportation designed it that way but it will mean more maintenance for the county.
In other business:
— Ag Service of Hillsboro was the low bid for Remedy chemical bids for the noxious weed department. Ag Service made a bid of $79.70 per gallon. Markley Service of Marion presented a bid of $82.80 per gallon, and Cooperative Grain and Supply $89.61 per gallon.
— Mike's Service Center of Marion was awarded the low bid of $310 for four six-ply tires for a county health department vehicle. Agri-Producers Inc. of Durham was the other bidder with a price of $360 for four tires.
— A bid of $6,690 from Cheney Door Company was approved for a roll-up door at the transfer station. An operator pad to open and close the door also was approved for $585.
— Herzet reported he checked with state surplus for used office furniture but did not find any.
— Herzet requested and received a five-minute executive session to discuss personnel. Hudson also was in attendance. The meeting reconvened with no decisions.
— David Brazil, county zoning administrator and sanitarian, presented budget reports. The transfer station has spent 31 percent of its total budget. There was $15,079 income for construction and demolition waste, white goods, and tires. The average trailer weight was 19.51 tons.
Planning and zoning was at 20 percent and environmental health at 22 percent of the budgets respectively.
