(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Commission has approved a bid for a three-inch asphalt overlay of the Bern-Sabetha Road.
The Commission Monday accepted a bid from Hall Brothers, of Marysville, for the project in the amount of nearly $2.4 million ($2,365,294).
The project is to take place next summer.
Following a public hearing, the Commission approved a resolution to vacate a portion of 216th Road in Clear Creek and Nemaha Townships.
In other business, County Health Officer Heaven Schuette informed commissioners she has hired Lynn Rowland as a contact tracer for her department. Rowland began work Monday at a salary of $18 an hour.
And following an executive session, Commission Chairman Gary Scoby announced that Carolyn Jones has been hired as a a relief driver for the county public transit department. Jones began work Monday at a salary of $14.48 an hour.
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