Sep 20, 2022

Requests for drainage structures, jail on Saline County agenda

Posted Sep 20, 2022 3:44 AM

By SALINA POST

Drainage structures and the jail project are among the items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday.

About the meeting

Saline County Commission is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 W. Ash Street. The meetings also can be viewed on Saline County’s YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwZp_cTSJ3Nepp_5rOGevA.

To participate in the meetings, citizens will need to use the Zoom link. Use the following link and put in the Meeting ID and passcode:

https://zoom.us/j/96835819901?pwd=bUEvaExUb2ppMEFaUnd6cUd6MmNMUT09

Meeting ID: 968 3581 9901

Passcode: 144636

For further information, contact the County Commission’s Office at (785) 309-5825.

Agenda items

Commissioners are scheduled to consider a request from the Road and Bridge Department to purchase half tanker drainage structures for two stream crossings in the county:

●S. Donmyer Road, 0.25 miles south of E. Lapsley Road

●S. Amos Road, 0.5 miles south of E. Water Well Road

"Both locations require a drainage structure larger than what a pipe can provide. Therefore, Engineering is recommending a half tanker from The Railroad Yard Inc. This structure consists of a 10’ diameter tank cut in half and a steel plate is welded to the bottom," the Road and Bridge Department request noted.

The department also is requesting approval to purchase an additional half tanker for use in the future.

<b>A half tanker structure on a trailer.</b> Photos courtesy Saline County
A half tanker structure on a trailer. Photos courtesy Saline County
<b>A half tanker structure in place.</b>
A half tanker structure in place.

The department explained that the half tanker structures are from a single source supplier.

"Currently, we have not found another solution as economical as a half tanker from The Railroad Yard," the department noted in its request.

The three half tankers would cost $52,470, which includes shipping.

Commissioners also are scheduled to consider approving a proposed Evergy easement request for the new jail property.

At the end of the meeting, commissioners are scheduled to meet in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel.

To see the full Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday, click here and then click on the Sept. 20 link.