The Board met with County Engineer Mike Felderman, Maintenance Supervisor Rich Steinke and Shop Supervisor Ted Freiburger to discuss the projected roads that are going to need maintenance within the next five years and the cost of equipment needed to do the maintenance.
The Board met with County Engineer Mike Felderman and Eric Schmechel from the Dubuque County Soil and Water Conservation Commission to discuss the Stormwater Management policy in regards to what is required by a contractor or property owner under the policy and the fee schedule.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Manternach, carried unanimously to notify the city mayors and councils in Dubuque County of the proposed stormwater manual, schedule a worksession with city officials to explain the ordinance and forward copies of the proposed final revision of the manual to all city mayors in Dubuque County.
The Board met with County Engineer Mike Felderman regarding the Chesterman tunnel road.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Manternach, carried unanimously to send a letter to the railroad division of the Iowa Department of Transportation to ask them to intervene with the railroad issues on the Chesterman tunnel and Dutch Lane railroad bridges.
The Board met with County Engineer Mike Felderman regarding concerns with truck traffic accessing onto Highway 20 at the east industrial Peosta site.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Manternach, carried unanimously to forward a letter to the Iowa Department of Transportation Commissioners requesting them to look into an overpass or alternatives in the Peosta industrial area for safety purposes.
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