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By Greg Hildebrand
Managing Editor
MARSHALL COUNTY—Jason Peters, Marshall County Highway Superintendent updated the commissioners on the Community Crossing Grant Application that he will be submitting. It is the same request as previously submitted.
It includes Dogwood Road, US 6 to County Line, in the sum of $433,000; 11th Road, US 31 to S. Michigan, in the sum of $159,000; North Michigan Road, City limits to Veterans Parkway, in the sum of $273,000; Dogwood Road, SR 331 to US 6, in the sum of $203,000; and 9B Road, Union to County Line, in the sum of $262,000. The total project cost is $1,330,000 with $997,500 being requested under the Community Crossings Grant and Marshall County’s share would total $332,500.
The reorganization of the department continues with job descriptions for the positions needing to be approved by the Marshall County Council and then those descriptions would go to Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates who have contracted with the county to provide a Job Classification and Wage Compensation Study. This firm would then return the salary ranges of jobs in this classification and the council would need to approve or amend the salary ordinance.
The reorganization would consist of Peters as the Superintendent with three foremen and two office personnel under his supervision. The foremen would consist of a shop foreman and two road foremen. This reorganization was approved unanimously by the three commissioners.
Peters was also given permission to have a check made available for the purchase of an ’05 Sterling tandem axle truck for the department.
