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Hamilton County Road & Bridge Committee met March 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Call to Order

Pledge

Roll Call

Acceptance Minutes of Last Meeting

Recognize Visitors / Public Comment

1) Old Business

a. Bridge Program

i. Mayberry Township 16-07128-00-BR

1. Dees Inc. – Bridge construction this summer.

ii. South Twigg Township 07-11116-00-BR

1. Obtain Dedicated Right-Of-Way when possible.

b. Road Improvement Program

1. FY 24 Pavement Preservation 20-00116-00-PP and the MFT Oil & Chip will begin the 2nd week of June+/-.

2. Discussion and possible approval

a. To allow the expenditure of $130,000.00 from the Coal Fund to treat additional Oil & Chip Roads not budgeted in the MFT program.

c. Other Business

i. ICC @ 600E and 1600N Rail Safety Project.

1. Plans have been submitted to IDOT for approval.

ii. 911 Signs

1. Replacing/Installing Signs

d. New Highway Facility

i. Estimates to strip/gut building, remove & replace metal, spray-on insulation and rebuild offices.

e. Equipment/Maintenance Report

i. Propose to sell the following:

1. 2004 F-350 w/ 270,172 Miles

2. 2005 F-150 Ext Cab w/ 166,920 Miles

2) New Business

a. 2 Maintenance Workers have been hired:

i. Eldon Winternheimer

ii. Tyler Murphy

Motion to Sign Claims

Next Meeting – April 16th.

Motion to Adjourn

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