Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker took care of the following business items at their May 12 board meeting:
- Approved a two-year lease agreement with Bedrock Holdings Group for quarry space at the Wodtli Quarry near Sweet Home. Linn County had an agreement with the previous owner and maintains an operating permit with the State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) for the site.
The new agreement allows the county to continue to stockpile aggregate and cooperation with the transfer of the DOGAMI permit. Cost of the lease is $8,000 per year, plus the annual DOGAMI permit fee of about $2,300 plus $0.03/ton of aggregate produced.
- Authorized the closure of County Road 611 (Main Street in Scio) for portions of May 15, 16 and 17 for the annual Linn County Lamb and Wool Fair events.
- Gave final approval for two Outdoor Assembly Permits, one for a pirate festival June 18-22 on Allen Lane south of Albany and one for a one-day hazel nut growers tour on a farm east of Albany.
- Approved a contract for $166,053 with Jesse Rodriguez Construction to repair broken paving, overlay pavement and lay new paving of camping spurs at Whispering Falls Campground near Detroit. This is a U.S. Forest Service campground managed by the Linn County Parks and Recreation Department. The project will be paid for by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Opened bids for the Cox Creek (Waverly) Drive Bridge Project in Millersburg. Five bids ranged from $2,285,740.51 to $3,251,240. The bids will be reviewed by the Road Department staff and a recommendation will be brought back to the commissioners for final approval.
- Approved the transfer of $40,000 within the Law Enforcement Fund for the District Attorney’s Office to cover contracted services and the transfer of $18,000 within the Deflection Grant for the District Attorney’s Office to cover an invoice provided by the Health Department.