South Central Reporter

Macoupin County Board Road and Bridge Committee met July 2.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Members Present: Bernie Kiel, Gordon Heuer, Leann Barr, Molly Rosentreter, and Tony Wiggins

Members Absent: Ross Adden and Todd Armour

Officials and Department Heads Present: Tom Reinhart

1. Call to Order

1.1 Roll Call

There were 5 members present and 2 members absent.

2. Audit Bills

2.1 Review and Recommend monthly claims

Claims 1097 through 1127 totaling $ 151,937.59 were read and the following motion made:

Motion to approve the resolution and recommend passage by the full board

Moved by: Molly Rosentreter

Seconded by: Leann Barr

Carried

3. Resolutions

3.1 Power-to-Act Resolution to award contract for the Staunton-Bunker Hill Road project (23-00108-01-FP) following the July 9, 2025 letting

4. 50/50 Petitions

The following 50/50 project petitions were presented:

   Project                           Estimate          County Share                    

Barr #53                      $ 6,000.00            $ 3,000.00

Bird #29                         7,000.00               3,500.00

South Palmyra #45        7,500.00               3,750.00

The County’s obligation for the projects will be the “County Share” only.

Motion to approve the petitions and recommend passage by the full board

Moved by: Tony Wiggins

Seconded by: Molly Rosentreter

Carried

4.1 Barr #53

4.2 Bird #29

4.3 South Palmyra #45

4.4 Project closure report

The Committee was presented with a report of the six 50/50 projects that have been closed out since December 2024. The Committee asked to see a list of all the open 50/50 projects.  The list is attached to these minutes

open 50-50 projects as of RB meeting 7-2-25.pdfPublic attachment

closed 50-50 projects for RB meeting 7-2-25.pdfPublic attachment

5. New Business

6. Old Business

Reinhart reported he called the selected candidate for the mechanic position after the meeting on June 24th and sent the offer letter but he has not heard back from the candidate with his decision.

7. Discussion

There was a brief discussion about the solar farms coming into the county.

8. Adjournment

8.1 Adjourn Meeting

The meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.

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