Commission approves up to $490,000 milling contract for Geddes Oil Road and removes bridge from national inventory

The Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners on March 12 approved a highway contract and a related inventory change affecting county infrastructure.

Highway Superintendent Doug Cimpl reviewed culvert easements and other highway items and presented a bid recommendation. Vice Chairman Kory Standy moved and Commissioner Nick Stotz seconded approval of a contract with Loiseau Construction to mill and reclaim a 10-mile stretch of Geddes Oil Road (285th Street) from 382nd Avenue to U.S. Highway 281, in an amount not to exceed $490,000; the motion carried.

Separately, the board approved a resolution, moved by Stotz and seconded by Standy, to delete Bridge 12-317-190 (Geddes) from the National Bridge Inventory (NBI); the motion carried. The minutes record these as formal actions taken by the board with no recorded dissent.

The motions assign the Highway Department to manage contracting and implementation; the board did not record a construction start date in the minutes. Superintendent Cimpl will coordinate scheduling and any required follow-up reporting to the board.