Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Commissioners also award bids for contracts
COLFAX – During the Monday, March 7, county commissioner meeting, David Tysz was appointed to the Whitman County Water Conservancy Board.
The Whitman County commissioners selected the Tekoa man as an alternative member of the board after it dropped from five members to three.
Tysz volunteered to help maintain the three seats on the board.
The commissioners conducted other business at the same March 7 meeting.
County commissioners opened bids for the 2022 liquid asphalt contract and the Doneen Quarry Crushing Project.
Idaho Asphalt Supply outbid its competitor with a bid of $428,657 for the liquid asphalt contract.
Shawnee Rock placed a $434,925 bid on the Doneen Quarry Crushing Project.
An amendment was requested for the expected bids for the Solid Waste Scale Project. The commissioners voted to amend the original estimate target of $1.2 million and raise it to $1.5 million.
The Six-Year Road Program was amended. An edit to use increased federal funding for chip seal programs was proposed. Estimates of the chip seal programs are starting at $27,840.
The new amendment is to be discussed at a public hearing at the Public Service Auditorium at 10:40 a.m. on March 21.
Olivia Harnack is a Journalist at the Whitman County Gazette. Olivia is enrolled at University of Idaho and is majoring in digital film studies. She serves in the United States Army National Guard and is proud to serve Whitman County.
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