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Brown Co. to Seek State Funding for Two Bridge Projects

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/09/2014

Brown County Courthouse

(KNZA)--Brown County will seek funding through a new Kansas Department of Transportation program designed to reduce the number of deficient bridges across the state.

The Brown County Commission on Monday approved an application for funding to replace a bridge northwest of Morrill on Bittersweet Road and a bridge west of White Cloud on 310th Road.

Under the program, engineer Tom Bennett with BG Consultants says the county would be eligible for up to $160,000 in state funding for the replacement of each bridge. The county would be required to provide a 10 percent match.

Bennett says KDOT is to select projects for funding next month.

Following an executive session, the Commission voted to hire Doug Bletcher, of Fairview, to fill a vacancy on the District 3 road crew.

Bletcher, who previously worked for the county, was among two candidates interviewed.

He will begin work September 22nd.

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