Richland County Public Works staff reported multiple ongoing road projects, including paving operations on County Road Old and work to redo a retaining wall on County Road E near the cemetery.

Staff said County Road Old will move into paving operations at the end of next week, with prep grading underway and curb and gutter already completed. Backfilling, seeding and mulching were in progress. The retaining wall on County Road E by the cemetery is being rebuilt; staff said they were hauling block for that wall at a rate of about one to two truckloads per day.

Staff also reported other routine county work including mowing, ditching, and sealing/crack-filling on state roads, using mastic and other sealants. The committee was told of several larger recent expenses: Midstates billed about $17,000 for mastic used on state projects; Bridal Bauer billed about $17,000 for culvert installations and backfill material and county construction costs on the County Road Old project were cited at $61,000.

No formal action was taken on the road items; members asked questions and received the operational update.