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Tagus Avenue hot topic at County Board meeting

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 10:35am
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The McLeod County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a quote of $18,389 to mill off the surface of about a mile of Tagus Avenue west of Lake Marion in preparation of another cement stabilization project to prepare the road bed for a seal coat.
That stretch of road has sparked disappointment by area residents after an experimental prime-and-seal project, designed to give the gravel road a somewhat tarred surface, fell apart. A later cement stabilization project also had issues.
Brunkhorst said that the milling of the surface will be the first step in fixing the problems the road has had, and give residents a chance to see what can be done. The county is hoping to use the cement stabilization process on another portion of Tagus Avenue and on County Road 62. Once the roadbed is stabilized, a seal coat will be applied to the surface.
Steve Reiner, a Hassan Valley Township supervisor, expressed some concerns about the stabilization projects, particularly about whether they will hold up under area traffic.
“This is not a fishing road up north somewhere,” said Reiner. “This is a road that has trucks and tractors driving on it. I can’t see where an additional seal coat is going to add any strength to the road.”
Reiner also said that an open house had been planned to present the proposals to the public on April 11, but that now has been changed to April 18. That date, he said, is the day after the county had planned to award the bid — which was at the April 17 County Board meeting.
Brunkhorst said the open house had been changed because it conflicted with planned senior citizens forums being hosted by the county.
Brunkhorst also said that the bid date would be moved to accommodate the open house.
“We weren’t trying to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes here,” said Brunkhorst.
For more, see the April 4 print edition of The Chronicle.