(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday, authorized Board Chair SteveShelley to sign an Intergovernmental 28-E agreement with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Adair County, pertains to well fees and a language update to the agreement. County Engineer Nick Kauffman reported on, and the Board approved, step wage rate progression and/or Longevity Raises for Secondary Roads employees: Luke Meisenheimer (employed 6 months); Brad Cooper, (employed 24 months); Dustin Ford (employed 24 months); Bobby Jeanes (employed 6 months), as well as Barry Williams (employed 10-years).

In other business, the Board authorized Chairman Steve Shelley to sign a temporary Right Of Way Contract for the Lakeview Road culverts project, and the final voucher for the Fiscal Year 2021 granular surfacing project. They discussed the closure and possible replacement of the North 35, 52-foot Summit Bridge which has a 3 ton weight limit. Kauffman said a local land owner expressed concerns about access to his property while the bridge is closed.

Kauffman said the only alternative the County has would be to pay the land owner for damages, but he said bridge can be repaired/rebuilt, also.

The Board approved repairing the bridge instead of replacing it. Kauffman discussed other, on-going projects as well, in his report on the Roads Dept. maintenance and activities.