The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday.

The board held a district trustees meeting where Bolton and Menk discussed the work on drainage district number 105 that was completed on October 22nd. Project Manager Jonathan Rosengren estimated that the final construction cost is at $1,015,553.57. A secondary public hearing was held pertaining to a report for damages that was caused by an employee. 

Rosengren highlighted that topsoil on land between Adel and Dallas Center was destroyed as sections of tile trench backfilling were mixed with topsoil. He said that approximately $4,600 would be assessed to the employee’s retainage. Also, there was damage on the Raccoon River Valley Trail near 230th Street as the employee drove on the bike trail, resulting in cracks in the panel. Supervisor Kim Chapman believed that no action should be taken at this time on the public hearing. The board decided to table the topic until January 10th at which time they will reconvene with hopes of making a final decision.

There were no items on the agenda that were approved. Several items relating to the newly proposed criminal court including a Secondary Roads Administration project contracting timeline, courthouse renovations, and evidence storage building plus the firing range, were pushed to next week’s meeting as the board requested more information from Farnsworth Group‘s Architectural Principal Kristofer Orth.