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October 20, 2012

Bridge inspection tops county agenda

Rowynn Ricks Woodward News

Woodward, Okla. — Woodward County Commissioners are slated to vote on how they want to handle county bridge inspections during their meeting at 10 a.m. Monday in the county courthouse.

"The Oklahoma Department of Transportation requires the different counties to have either their Circuit Engineering District or one of ODOT's pre-qualified firms to conduct county bridge inspections. Or they can elect to do their own.  But they are required to choose one of the options and let ODOT know," County Clerk Charolett Waggoner said.

On Monday, Woodward County Commissioners are slated to act on a resolution that will outline what their choice will be.

"I believe they've gone with the Circuit Engineering District option in the past," Waggoner said.

However, she added that "it will be up to the commissioners on Monday to decide" what option the county will use for the next 4 years, as the resolution will cover a contract term between April 2013 and April 2016.

In other business, county commissioners are slated to review a payment request related to contract funds for an ongoing water system improvement project in the Quinlan Rural Water District No. 1.

The agenda also includes:

• 2 utility permit requests from Northwestern Electric Cooperative for overhead power lines, with one to run parallel to a District 1 roadway, and the second to cross a county road in District 2;

• allocation of alcoholic beverage tax for October; and

• cash fun estimate of needs and request for appropriations for October.

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