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Richardson County awards bid for work on "Dustless Highway"

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners approved a contract with Hall Brothers Inc. out of Marysville, Kansas for the 2026 Scrub Mastic hard surface on the dustless highway northeast of Falls City. The price for the 10.5 miles of work will be $271,044.

Commissioners also approved an agreement with Verizon Connect for a vehicle tracking subscription and dashcam service and software for county vehicles.

A discussion was held on quotes received for electrical hook-up and HVAC installation at the outdoor storage building at the Law Enforcement Center which will be used as an evidence storage area. No action was taken.

The Board congratulated dispatcher Chase Hardesty on recently receiving a Life-Saver Award while attending training at Kearney.

A proposal from Halsey Inc. doing business as ServPro of St. Joseph and Maryville, MO to do restoration service of areas within the Richardson County Courthouse was approved at a cost of $7,354.

The proposal was based on the formal mold investigation report dated April 15 that was completed by Techtron Environmental Solutions.

Commissioners also met with Emergency Management Agency Director Brian Kirkendall to review a proposed salary increase for the Deputy Emergency Management Director position. The proposal was to increase the salary from $23.35 per hour to $27.02 per hour which would make the salary 75% of the Emergency Management Directors current salary.

Following a lengthy discussion, the proposal was tabled for further review.

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