Highway superintendent discusses 1- and 6-year plan
Highway Superintendent Bill Hansel presented the county's one- and six-year road plan for 2021 to the Washington County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
The two plans include the potential for more than $10 million in improvements. However, Hansel noted many of the projects have been on the list for several years.
The one-year plan includes 16 projects. Those projects are:
• County Road P26 to P33 between state Highway 133 and P35, asphalt
• County Road P16 between U.S. Highway 75 and County Road 27, concrete surfacing
• County Road 7 between county roads 12 and 16, armor coat surfacing
• County Road 34 between county roads 47 and 51, asphalt
• County Road 19 between county roads 16 and 20, asphalt
• County Road 30 between county roads P19 and 21, replace bridge
• County Road 45 off of County Road 40, box culvert
• County Road 38 between county roads 15 and 19, box culvert reconstruction
• County Road 20 between county roads 5 and 7, replace bridge
• County Road 28 between county roads 7 and 9, replace bridge
• County Road 28 between county roads P17 and P19, box culvert
• County Road P18 west of County Road 25, box culvert
• Looking Glass subdivision, grading and tree removal
• County Road 51 between County Road P40 north, grading and road improvements
• County Road 25 between county roads P10 and P4, grading and road improvements
• County Road 34 between county roads 47 and 51, road and shoulder repair
The six-year plan includes 14 projects.
The board will vote on the plans at a later meeting.
CUPs approved
The board approved two conditional use permits for two different businesses.
Nutrien Ag Solutions requested a modification for its CUP for the retail sale of hazardous and non-hazardous agricultural fertilizer on its property at the intersection of county roads 15 and 30 near Arlington.
Nutrien Ag Solutions representative Mike Monke said the company plans to expand at the location and consolidate its Arlington, Waterloo and Nickerson locations into one.
The board approved the CUP 7-0.
A conditional use permit renewal request by Cathy Stephens for Owl Rentals was also approved. Stephens operates a short-term lodging establishment at 5009 County Road 39, Fort Calhoun.
The permit was renewed for five years.
