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A county staff member said the county signed a purchase agreement last week for a replacement motor grader with a 60-month powertrain and hydraulic warranty. The staff member said the county received an $18,000 trade-in allowance on an older machine and the net investment for the new grader, including the warranty, was $293,950; the machine has just under 1,100 hours of use recorded. Staff noted some conversion work will be needed to fit the county’s existing front-lift group to the new unit.

Bridge projects: staff reported the county submitted a grant application for a longer bridge on 390th over Shell Rock and said another bridge near Wheelerwood (just east of Dogwood) is scheduled for letting this month. The Wheelerwood-area structure was described as being let for construction soon; staff said one replacement will be a box culvert and may be completed before ground freezes depending on manufacturer scheduling.

Staffing and operations: a staff speaker said retirements are pending and the county is receiving applications; the county will interview candidates and expects to hire qualified staff who may need to commute to the county location. On the secondary roads maintenance facility project, staff discussed handling design and construction updates and suggested the county’s office furniture could be covered in the existing budgets or considered through urban renewal reallocation if needed.

Why it matters: the grader purchase and bridge projects affect county ability to maintain roads and respond to storm damage. Staffing decisions will affect maintenance capacity in the short term.

No formal votes were required for the equipment purchase or the staffing updates; the maintenance facility construction contracts were considered separately on the agenda and were approved as resolutions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Worth County Board of Supervisors 08.11.2025","oneSentenceSummary","County roads staff told commissioners the county signed a purchase agreement for a new motor grader, submitted federal bridge grant applications for two bridges, and discussed recruiting maintenance staff.","taxTitle","Worth County, Iowa","taxId",73033,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6588696,"Worth County orders elevation shots after recurring drainage complaints",236,491800,728185,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5559932-875cd19f04c1eb20cc31c491f392a0fa&start=491&end=728","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5559932-875cd19f04c1eb20cc31c491f392a0fa/thumbnail_491800.jpg","/articles/6588696/Worth-County/Iowa/Worth-County-orders-elevation-shots-after-recurring-drainage-complaints","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588696-67eb9dbe1901648896335d612beef8a5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770889573&Signature=JkS4S0AR9kAUqwLnKnhQTDBwtpF0HxgvbOUKADum9sfKu2xTZOm3WU-6u1M5FalIY13EXgAadI16CL3b9jUBt2ZYcLAN85xgIwjv65tzoNG~OHDhl4zI6n95acH6CvJPCbffPyGTm8o1KowWio~H-U7pn~1LJW~W6BvVrL2218J9Aoan-1gKGnZzal8cutRFHpM6aQnpgkXR0OS7GsHANiYYe1tyWLmuCVfaoyCIZ9ZiSo4GjAEe8QXWNy~fj1XbVpBfu4ZFsIYYERLfqD8BR0LTSKa70oKIcZO1uFT3u12IjEEEzuYX1tIw~bq3ZDqotnrWvWhWtL4Lcc9nNVN8jA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Worth County commissioners voted to have county staff take elevation measurements in a rural drainage corridor after public discussion about standing water and potential culvert problems.

Speaker 4, an unidentified government official, moved to have county personnel — named in the discussion as Edgar Vio — take elevation shots “while they’re up here,” and the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The approved survey area includes the stretch between Mockingbird and Mallard and from Mallard to 450th, where residents and staff reported inconsistent flows and possible over-excavation.

Why it matters: residents and landowners raised concerns that a box culvert near Mockingbird may not be passing water as intended and that portions of a drainage ditch appear to be at or above field elevations. County staff said preliminary checks showed the water level entering at Mallard was about the same as the outflow and that the box culvert may have been set level when installed. The elevation shots are intended to confirm whether the culvert or ditch profiles need cleaning, lowering or other corrective work.

Discussion highlights: county staff said Colton Kissinger had checked records and found no clear dates for when a particular road got blacktopped, and observed that the culvert had been put in “level.” Speakers noted historic bridge permitting and petition processes can delay repairs; a separate drainage-district petition process remains pending in some downstream reaches toward Shell Rock.

Next steps: staff will shoot elevations along the specified segments while crews are on site for other work. The board recorded the motion as carried by voice vote. Any follow-up repairs, including cleaning a covered box culvert or placing spoils along banks, were discussed as possibilities but no construction authorization beyond surveying was recorded.

The meeting included farmer- and landowner-focused remarks that explained local irrigation and sump-pump practices; one speaker emphasized that, if outlets are underwater, field owners may need to install a force main or other private measures to drain fields. County staff said cleaning the ditch and confirming elevations could reduce the need for private solutions if the drainage profile is corrected.","County officials directed staff to take elevation shots between Mockingbird and Mallard roads to investigate box culverts and standing water affecting farmland and adjacent ditches.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_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":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6588700,"Worth County commissioners approve maintenance contracts, payroll and claims",161,247925,408955,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5559932-875cd19f04c1eb20cc31c491f392a0fa&start=247&end=408","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5559932-875cd19f04c1eb20cc31c491f392a0fa/thumbnail_247925.jpg","/articles/6588700/Worth-County/Iowa/Worth-County-commissioners-approve-maintenance-contracts-payroll-and-claims","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588700-964f6e5a48d3220c642a8dbc4fbecbf3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770889573&Signature=GLc5Xc2mYqtaKXLBladWc9CYtsD1KXG7ytPjdMdHnq4bgCaYevYutjhC9eYJNKPHANVuWt9erlWCO5REXKoxGFxEu8gga3UQRQrfW7eXVVtGnlQc4tIPu~qq6iDQNKog8UMqJBuTROSdosOnwvIqxX-JbnUkMCPxDMLkdV5RbJIydXdXRdtSiYuG~r0MW9pl48IQPyVodEAnKipISlxhOMxtuPjS6m04xLUlzz2rIrjzZSNy-qrlSPi36Ja2kFh5d2qF4o7ar-qoTXJyiEWrFfO1sQMfHddC5i7Y2--QLNzIaR6C~jsDQER9EIjPi558z9iQL50H9PBIqfcDZdWG5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Worth County officials approved two resolutions to award contracts for the county’s secondary roads maintenance facility, authorized payroll changes and approved pending claims during their regular meeting.

The board approved Resolution 2025-34 authorizing a contract and bond with Presco Building Services for the secondary roads maintenance facility project and approved Resolution 2025-35 (listed on the agenda as a contract and bond for Cuspal Building Service) for the same project. Both measures were moved and seconded and were recorded as passed by voice vote. Wilbert, Stone and Smayby were recorded as voting “aye” during one of the roll-call statements recorded when the motion carried.

Why it matters: the contracts advance construction of a dedicated facility for secondary road equipment and operations, a capital project that county staff said will require coordination on design, construction updates and interior furnishings.

Other formal actions: the board approved pending claims and payroll changes during the meeting. The claims approval was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote after brief discussion about delayed submittals from the county’s previous contractor for certain environmental or permitting work. A separate motion to approve payroll changes was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.

What was said: meeting speakers handled the motions without extended debate. One participant noted the county is catching up on a backlog of permit- and invoice-related work from the prior vendor; another emphasized preference for monthly, rather than quarterly, reimbursements for routine work such as well plugging.

Votes at a glance:
- Resolution 2025-34 — Contract and bond with Presco Building Services for the secondary roads maintenance facility project. Moved and seconded. Outcome: approved (voice vote; recorded ayes from Wilbert, Stone, Smayby). Details on contract value not specified in the public comment recorded in the transcript.
- Resolution 2025-35 — Contract and bond for Cuspal Building Service for the secondary roads maintenance facility project (listed on the agenda). Moved and seconded. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Contract value not specified in the transcript.
- Approval of pending claims — Moved and seconded. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Several claim items were described as catch-up submissions from the county’s previous contractor.
- Payroll changes — Motion to approve payroll changes moved and seconded. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Specific salary or position details were not specified in the recorded discussion.

The meeting included no recorded motions to table or amend these resolutions; each item was carried by the board as presented in the agenda.","At a regular meeting, Worth County officials approved two construction contracts for the secondary roads maintenance facility, authorized payroll changes and approved pending claims. Votes were recorded by roll call in some cases; other approvals were taken by voice vote.","actionData","errors"]

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County roads staff report motor-grader purchase, bridge grant applications and staffing plans

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Worth County commissioners approve maintenance contracts, payroll and claims