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Road Advisory Minutes--August 1, 2005 ROAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUGUST 1, 2005--2:05 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER Commissioner Ken Pawluk, Highway Department Portfolio Commissioner, called a meeting of the Road Advisory Committee to order at 2:05 PM on Monday, August 1, 2005, in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse. Members were present as follows: Vern Bennett, Robyn Sorum, Darrell Vanyo, Scott Wagner, Ken Pawluk, Keith Berndt and Jurgen Suhr. Rich Sieg, Dennis Rust and Mark Johnson were absent. 2. MINUTES APPROVED Mr. Pawluk asked if there were any objections to the minutes from March 21,2005. Hearing none, he said the minutes are approved as submitted. 3. COUNTY HIGHWAY 32, Flood related concerns presentation Woody Folstad, Harwood Township resident, was present to discuss flooding concerns on County Highway 32. He has lived in his home since late 1970. He believes the elevation of County Road 32 was raised after the 1979 and 1997 floods and residents who live on the south side deal with flooding issues in the spring time. Mr. Folstad said a survey was done for residents by AI Parsley, a local contractor, and he estimates the shoulder of the road is about 1 % feet higher than it used to be. Area residents would like a 4 foot by 8 foot box culvert installed east of the intersection to replace the existing 36 inch culvert to help with water flow during spring thaws. Mr. Berndt said the road was repaired after the 1997 flood but was not intended to be a significant grade raise project. However, some raise in elevation may have occurred at the washout area. He would like to complete an area survey to compare the road elevation and home elevations. He wants to obtain additional information before proceeding with any action and will report back to the Commission in about one month. 4. COUNTY HIGHWAY 16, Improvement request from Davenport area citizens Darrell Schroeder was present to discuss paving County Highway 16 west of Davenport to Highway 18. He has appeared before the committee numerous times to discuss this request. He said initially County Road 16 was paved east of Davenport and the road to the west was prepared for hard surfacing. At the time, someone objected to paving the last 7.8 miles to Highway 18. There is no opposition now and area residents would like the project to be completed. Mr. Schroeder said two miles of the road to the west have ditches that he feels are unsafe for drivers. Mr. Berndt said next year the road will be widened and the ditches reshaped along the two miles in question and his department is in the process of acquiring right of way for the project. Mr. Berndt estimates paving the entire 7.8 mile stretch of road would cost approximately $4 million. 5. 2006 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, Approved Mr. Berndt distributed a summary of the 2006 proposed construction projects to committee members. The list includes three road projects and six bridge replacements. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve the 2006 construction projects as presented by the County Engineer. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.