(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday at the Courthouse in Greenfield. During their session, they received a request for additional ARPA funding for the Mormon Trail Park Shower/Restroom Facility, near Bridgewater. The Board previously granted the Conservation Department $125,000 for the project, but Conservation Director Dominic Johnson said the bids came in well above what was projected. One came in at $176,000, the other just shy of $200-thousand dollars.

Board Chair Matt Wedemeyer…

Johnson asked the Board to cover the added expense because he doesn’t have room in his budget for the extra cost. Supervisor John Twombly wanted to why there was such as wide spread between the two bids. Johnson said he doesn’t know for sure, but it appears to be related to the rising cost of concrete and other supply/demand-related factors.

He said they could try to rebid, but he doesn’t anticipate any changes in those bids. The price of the structure itself, he said, was locked-in, this past January. The Adair County Supervisors passed a motion to increase the amount of ARPA funding for the project by $50,000, from $125,000 to $175,000. Anything about $175,000 will have to have to be discussed at a future time.

In other news from the Adair Board of Supervisor’s meeting, they approved a culvert project in Bridgewater, located at west 3rd and Main Streets, and, after receiving a presentation from Michael Clancy with Renodry USA, agreed to have the company prepare an estimate for the board to review, with regard to drying out the basement in the Adair County Courthouse.