At the Monday meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors, in her weekly update from the Emergency Operations Center on COVID-19, Sandy McGrath said numbers of positive cases are still “steadily going up” in the county. As of Monday, the case count stands at 660, up from 616 last Monday. McGrath said the cases are widespread across the county and not necessarily traced to a single event or location. She added that the positive testing for the county schools stands at 13.3% which keeps them in the same category of alertness. This would change should the positives reach 15%. The county continues aggressive testing and contact tracing.
During the weekly conference call with ISG Engineering about the Agribusiness Park, the engineers noted that they are still waiting on contractors to move forward on the flume. They also reported that water tests initial results at the site look good.
The board approved a maintenance agreement with Nikolas Christensen for the Agribusiness Park for the next three years. The agreement sets terms for taking care of the unsold ground at the park. Christensen will be responsible for mowing and trimming the property, including the ditch on Hwy 17. He will also be able to harvest whatever he can from the area.
In other business, Wright County Engineer Adam Clemons reported that secondary roads has hauled 108,000 tons of rock so far in 2020 for the county’s granular program. The board received the auditor’s quarterly revenue report. They also approved three tax abatement orders for the US Fish and Wildlife Services on drainage assessments amounting to around $675.
