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The approvals also included the board’s concurrence with the city of Glencoe’s decision to award the Hennepin Avenue reconstruction project to Holt Meyer Construction of Mankato, which the county official said was the low bidder at $5,432,104.36.

County Public Works staff told the board the Pippenberg Park work, funded with American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus relief funds, was completed satisfactorily and recommended final acceptance and payment. For the Trunk Highway 212/CSAH 7 light, the maintenance agreement (MnDOT agreement 01/9374) assigns minor maintenance to McLeod County, major repairs to MnDOT and the power bill to the city of Stewart; the agreement was presented as a housekeeping fix after a recent lighting issue.

On the Silver Lake project, county staff said the village obtained a sizable United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant for a broader downtown utility and street rebuild. A 2.5-block portion of County Road 92 (Main Street from Grove Avenue to Century Lane) had initially been omitted from the design to stay within the grant award. Favorable bid results freed roughly $1.2 million in grant funds that Silver Lake proposes to use to reinstate the county segment by change order. Staff estimated the total cost of adding the segment at about $1.3 million; McLeod County’s share would be approximately $250,000 while Silver Lake would cover the remainder, with about $943,000 coming from the USDA grant. Silver Lake will serve as lead agency for final design and will return construction costs to the county prior to work in 2026.

Board members also reviewed the Glencoe Hennepin Avenue project phasing and access plans submitted by county staff and the project engineer. The project is divided into three phases; staff outlined detour routes and said alternate hospital access points will be signed and maintained during closures. The board was told a short closure of Highway 22 will be needed later in the schedule to tie in a water main.

Motions to approve the items were made and seconded on the record and carried without recorded opposition.

Why it matters: The Silver Lake agreement uses existing federal grant funds to add a county-owned road to a larger municipal reconstruction, reducing expected county expenditures compared with doing the work later. The Glencoe contract and the lighting agreement affect local traffic, safety and maintenance responsibilities.

Details and next steps: Silver Lake will finish final design and return detailed construction costs to the county for approval before work proceeds in 2026. Staff said some lighting luminaires have a six- to eight-week lead time, and crews continue to update maintenance agreements across county intersections. The county’s final payment to Design Electric closes out the Pippenberg Park electrical contract.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","McLeod County Board Meeting May 20th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The McLeod County Board of Commissioners on May 20 approved a set of public-works items, including a $38,270 final payment for a campground electrical project, a MnDOT lighting maintenance agreement and a joint powers agreement that will add a 2.5-block county road segment to a USDA-funded Silver Lake reconstruction.","taxTitle","McLeod County, Minnesota","taxId",73157,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6226843,"‘Wall That Heals’ panels donated to McLeod County Veterans Memorial Park; Tunnel to Towers mobile exhibit set for county fair in August",516,1768000,2284000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503820-733e8712004f62471ec448ebf6933b2b&start=1768&end=2284","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503820-733e8712004f62471ec448ebf6933b2b/thumbnail_1768000.jpg","/articles/6226843/Minnesota/Wall-That-Heals-panels-donated-to-McLeod-County-Veterans-Memorial-Park-Tunnel-to-Towers-mobile-exhibit-set-for-county-fair-in-August","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226843-0c7d27820c9ac8a3893d316f2cbe8553/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654102&Signature=X7HUT6LleGw5ctzAMxw5lwBCPqfruNts0xuTtb8Bta8jB4QoQPnEsNxQNava0OiStAygi3CTqCqtNBo7WfDoX5OoUiH-NAhowQm6rnDF3Kpsnc8wkSXbSpsvhj-VRA1eCyKGSgEKjV7m3hWNPRoUlF1iBAFOU2amclR8Dzr0FsofGsp1gIBpT-WPe-7PhZ~tZ0phvIDZg-3gf0KLjSHxoavudnPRG2OF-QlE-2rsra2WNuGz4ZV-vGOhQB3vlA~mwhHEGGqW5rFJhhrkIe01Y3B-rGyyUeSEwfQ1OH5GenA1qlWHqeAI5tGIoUDxK-wyKPJPc0Hcd87PgJQFqBq1Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dave Skoog, McLeod County Veterans Memorial Park project manager, told the county board on May 20 that organizers received two center panels from the traveling Vietnam-era memorial known as The Wall That Heals and plan a dedication around Memorial Day.

Skoog said the panels were presented to McLeod County after Hutchinson hosted the Wall That Heals the previous year. He described the traveling exhibit as the only version supervised by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund that operates the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and said McLeod County’s handling of the display drew praise from the fund’s staff.

Skoog also announced the Tunnel To Towers 9/11 Never Forget mobile exhibit will visit the McLeod County Fair from Aug. 14–17. He said the 82-foot trailer-sized exhibit opens to form a museum inside, and that organizers expect an escorted procession into town on Aug. 13 featuring motorcycles, police and fire apparatus and four first responders who were at the towers on Sept. 11. Exhibit hours provided by Skoog were Thursday–Friday 12 p.m.–8 p.m. and Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–7 p.m., though he noted operators sometimes adjust hours.

Skoog credited broad volunteer support and cooperation from city staff, the fair board and other partners for prior successful memorial events. He said the county is installing a granite base and a laser-etched graphic panel near the donated Wall panels and will add solar lights so the panels will be illuminated at night.

Why it matters: The donated Wall That Heals panels and the Tunnel to Towers display provide local, large-scale public history and remembrance opportunities, and the mobile exhibit’s public schedule and procession will require fairboard coordination and route planning.

Next steps: Skoog said final signage and lighting would be installed before a Memorial Day dedication and that the fairboard and county staff were coordinating logistics for the August exhibit and procession.","County veterans project manager reported the donation of two center panels from the traveling 'Wall That Heals' to McLeod County Veterans Memorial Park and announced the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 mobile exhibit will be at the McLeod County Fair Aug. 14–17 with a procession and participating first responders.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":46,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6226849,"McLeod County updates county-paid cremation and burial policy; out-of-state burials excluded",74,3043000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503820-733e8712004f62471ec448ebf6933b2b&start=2969&end=3043","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503820-733e8712004f62471ec448ebf6933b2b/thumbnail_2969000.jpg","/articles/6226849/Minnesota/McLeod-County-updates-county-paid-cremation-and-burial-policy-out-of-state-burials-excluded","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226849-fe94ef4d0699f03f8ba01d8219f9efd9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654102&Signature=VPXW9STPs8TWVacPoRn~oRAkC0PsUw6JevIz34wPLmfoBSbm4i0xSH8fiARBdSlZVI7RvkDkTbmFtlsZkY9jrDXZJErRMjWZAjth3Crdbmf~5JfbFvxcXjEMFd1LxQlgwvkxUMl4ODAaRgE1AWoEWUezIkHD-7w08bmEFtqhVv06-UNhLP-uW~oybsFY1ZcGQ~7NL78kVuhJ1XcgNnh7ax-YimxQMArmbIN8ghBnVO5vXbCEAYFZDFk4fwLoin96cYvAkk1D-WimlTVRVxdAxG1lqNP3BOzBaKk2dK4WMzCnV7teM3XJJMBXY~xlKxp9NI~g7rouY1OALvGIBOSPHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McLeod County Board of Commissioners on May 20 approved an updated McLeod County Cremation Burial Policy effective the same day. County staff described the policy as guidance for eligibility workers who approve county-paid cremation and final expense payments.

County staff said the current policy dated Sept. 6, 2022 was reviewed at a May 6 workshop and that the update limits county payments for certain types of arrangements. The board was told, as read at the meeting, that “McLeod County will not pay for out of state burials,” and that the update also addresses community donations; transcript audio cut off mid-sentence on the example given. The record shows the board approved the updated policy by motion.

Why it matters: The policy sets parameters for when McLeod County will pay cremation and final expenses, and the change excluding out-of-state burials may shift costs or require families to seek alternative arrangements or funding.

What the board did next: A motion to approve the updated policy was made and seconded and carried on a recorded voice vote with no opposition. County staff said the updated policy will be implemented immediately and staff will follow the guidance when processing eligibility requests going forward.","The county board approved an updated McLeod County Cremation Burial Policy effective May 20, 2025; among changes, the county will not pay for out-of-state burials. The policy guides eligibility workers who approve county-paid cremation and final expense payments.","actionData","errors"]

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McLeod County commissioners approve road, lighting and campground electrical payments; Silver Lake to use USDA grant for County Road 92

‘Wall That Heals’ panels donated to McLeod County Veterans Memorial Park; Tunnel to Towers mobile exhibit set for county fair in August

McLeod County updates county-paid cremation and burial policy; out-of-state burials excluded