At the Monday morning meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors, Jeremy Abbas, Assistant to the County Engineer, presented two resolutions for the board to consider. The first was to establish a speed limit on Clay Avenue in the Agribusiness Park. The board approved a 25 mph speed limit on the road between 320th Street and 330th Street. They also approved a stop sign at the intersection of Clay Ave and C-56 (320th Street).
Sandy McGrath gave the update from the Emergency Operations Center on COVID-19 in Wright County. As of Monday morning, the state tracker puts the county’s case count at 415. McGrath noted though that she received a press release that morning that test results have been backed up at the state level, so she expects the case count to rise, though not massively. She added that she was on a meeting last week with hospitals and other healthcare entities about handling the flu season with COVID still a major concern. McGrath explained that flu vaccines will be heavily pushed, and providers will have to decide what to test for (influenza, COVID, etc) should people fall ill. Discussions continue with the county schools about returning to classes this fall. McGrath said, “We want schools to be successful, but we just can’t do what we did before.”
Buildings and Grounds Director Andy Yackle gave a progress report on both the repairs to the Courthouse and Professional Building. The professional building is getting a new roof, while the courthouse is getting various repairs to the bell tower and other trim work. Yackle said all repairs are going well. The only unforeseen issue is some rotten joists in the bell tower. The work is being done by Sadler Construction out of Eagle Grove.
Kluss read the letter from the Hancock County Board of Supervisors for the notice of termination of the 28E shared engineer agreement effective on August 13, 2020. Hancock County recently hired their own full-time engineer. Their board extended their appreciation to Adam Clemons for his service.
The board received the quarterly revenue reports from the auditor’s and recorder’s offices. County Recorder Denise Baker noted that she is seeing increased activity with $3,000 more in revenue than last quarter. She attributes that to more licensing for outdoor activities.
They also talked about adding more speakers to the supervisors meeting room since Zoom meetings are likely to continue. They are contemplating putting recorded board meetings up on the county webpage.
