The Brown County Commission has given the green light to a local road improvement project.

At their March 2nd meeting, commissioners approved a contract allowing Precision Farms LLC to widen a portion of Goldfinch Road. The work will cover about a quarter mile on the west side of the road, just south of 270th Road.

County resident Keith Grimm is leading the project, which is being treated as a trial effort. Local residents will handle much of the work, though there may be requests to use county equipment and gravel.

Also during the meeting, the Commission adopted a resolution vacating a portion of 240th Road, west of the Hazelnut Road intersection. No members of the public spoke at the hearing preceding the vote.