Bimonthly reports are in, and the news from public works includes a skid steer delivery, as well as a failing culvert.“I spoke with our salesman from Bobcat and he said the new skid steer will …
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Bimonthly reports are in, and the news from public works includes a skid steer delivery, as well as a failing culvert.
“I spoke with our salesman from Bobcat and he said the new skid steer will be delivered to their shop next week and we should take delivery within the next two weeks,” public works operator in charge John Hoel told the council in his bi-monthly report. “Depending on the amount of time Bo0bcat cneeds to go through the machine.”
Also in the public works report was a culvert on Maple Street that could be failing, something to watch with spring thaw approaching.
“I met with the Chippewa County bridge and culvert inspector to assess the culvert on Maple Street that appears to be failing,” Hoel wrote. As to other items in public works, Hoel listed “snow removal as needed,” along with equipment maintenance and repairs, street repairs, shop cleaning and organizing. For work completed in the past two weeks, Hoel wrote that the public works department had looking into options for adding gravel pads “throughout the campground” and two new campsites as well.
In police matters, Police Chief Lance Weiland informed the council that it was his understanding that Boyd would be voting on a contract extension for police services March 13, and that he recommended a similar item on the Stanley agenda for its March 20 meeting.
The renewal, which would run through January, would then be revisited and put on a footing to be more consistent with each municipalities budget year.
As to recent active response training at the school, Weiland said that all officers had participated, save one part-time officer who had been out sick.
“This was a county-wide law enforcement training that was conducted by instructors from within the county,” Weiland said. “This was very valuable for our staff and all law enforcement that participated and will be an annual event, moving through the county and to a new school district each year.”
