Mitchell County approves HMA project closeouts and reviews county‑line bid; engineer eyes used six‑way dozer
February 24, 2026 | Mitchell County, Iowa
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The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors approved certificates of completion and payment vouchers for two hot‑mix‑asphalt (HMA) projects and heard a report on a major county‑line resurfacing project that the county is pursuing jointly with Howard County.
County Engineer (Speaker 3) told the board the engineer’s estimate for the shared county‑line project was $2,040,504 while the apparent low bid came in at $1,556,055. "So that'll be an agenda item for us here next week," Speaker 3 said, adding the county will seek approvals and arrange borrowing to finance its share.
Speaker 3 also said staff is reviewing equipment needs and has "our eye on" a used six‑way dozer that would be more versatile than the county’s older Caterpillar dozer. "We've got enough in the budget to cover that," Speaker 3 said, indicating funds are expected to be available in this year's budget.
On the HMA projects, Speaker 3 said final voucher amounts were submitted to the auditor and would be paid from prior TIF funds; he cautioned he did not have the final dollar amounts on hand at the meeting but expected totals to be near budget. The board moved to approve the completion certificates and associated vouchers and approved the motion by voice vote.
Speaker 3 later reported project costs for recent work: River Road at $591,621.37 and Orchard Road at $905,235.25, both financed from prior TIF allocations. The transcript contains a garbled aggregate number that could not be verified; the article reports the two itemized amounts as stated.
The board adjourned at 9:28 a.m.
County Engineer (Speaker 3) told the board the engineer’s estimate for the shared county‑line project was $2,040,504 while the apparent low bid came in at $1,556,055. "So that'll be an agenda item for us here next week," Speaker 3 said, adding the county will seek approvals and arrange borrowing to finance its share.
Speaker 3 also said staff is reviewing equipment needs and has "our eye on" a used six‑way dozer that would be more versatile than the county’s older Caterpillar dozer. "We've got enough in the budget to cover that," Speaker 3 said, indicating funds are expected to be available in this year's budget.
On the HMA projects, Speaker 3 said final voucher amounts were submitted to the auditor and would be paid from prior TIF funds; he cautioned he did not have the final dollar amounts on hand at the meeting but expected totals to be near budget. The board moved to approve the completion certificates and associated vouchers and approved the motion by voice vote.
Speaker 3 later reported project costs for recent work: River Road at $591,621.37 and Orchard Road at $905,235.25, both financed from prior TIF allocations. The transcript contains a garbled aggregate number that could not be verified; the article reports the two itemized amounts as stated.
The board adjourned at 9:28 a.m.
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