Grant County approves engineering contract for Otter Creek Bridge, pays $54,324.85 in bills and signs off on licenses and election inspectors

The Grant County Board of Commissioners at its May 1 meeting approved a professional services agreement with Sauber Engineering for the Otter Creek Bridge replacement project (Project BRJ-0019(020), PCN 22434). John Sauber presented a short-form owner–engineer agreement; Commissioner Marty Meyer moved to approve the agreement, Commissioner Al Roy Hochhalter seconded, and the board carried the motion by roll-call vote.

In routine financial business the board approved bills totaling $54,324.85. The payment list in the minutes included Capital Industrices Inc ($22,556.65), PowerPlan ($6,930.33), Visa ($4,724.78), Accurate Door LLC ($4,067.00) and other vendors; Commissioner Meyer moved to approve the bills and Commissioner Hochhalter seconded the motion. The roll-call vote was recorded as Meyer—aye, Hochhalter—aye, Zenker—aye.

Julie Levorsen presented gaming site authorization requests for the Elgin Lions Club to conduct a Calcutta during the Fish Fest tournament at Lake Tschida. The board approved a short-term authorization from May 20 through June 30, 2024, and a separate authorization covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Both motions were made by Meyer and seconded by Hochhalter and passed unanimously.

On property-tax matters the board approved a 2023 abatement granting a 100% Disabled Veteran Credit for parcel 24304600 on a motion by Hochhalter and second by Meyer. The board also denied an abatement request for parcel 62110700 after Planning and Zoning Administrator Jackie Steinmetz identified an error comparing lot values; the request to reduce the lot assessment from $7,600 to $3,800 was denied on a motion by Meyer, seconded by Hochhalter.

The board appointed Barb Kraft and Gail Petrick as 2024 primary election inspectors, again on a motion by Meyer and second by Hochhalter. Chairman Alton Zenker adjourned the meeting at 1:13 p.m.; the minutes list May 15 and June 5, 2024 as the next scheduled meetings.

The minutes record actions and roll-call votes but contain no direct quotations from the presenters; when the transcript records no vote detail for an item, this article states only the action recorded in the minutes.