JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – All 64 Stutsman County Townships were invited to a special meeting October 28th to discuss the state of township and county roads.
Due to the recent disaster declaration by the Stutsman County Commission, the county and townships will need to conduct a damage assessment for their roads by November 8th.
Commission Chairman Mark Klose stated they were up against a deadline and needed the townships to assist with the assessments.
Klose says the possible financial assistance through FEMA will benefit the county greatly if a Presidential Disaster Declaration is issued.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist says there is no guarantee of assistance yet. It was up to the county, Interstate Engineering, and the townships to gather enough evidence to prove the need.
Bergquist says it’ll be important for townships and the county to document what roads will need to be addressed. He says the county is in a really unique and outlying situation.
Stutsman County Auditor Nicole Meland pointed out that the county had contracted with Interstate Engineering to conduct assessments of county roads.
Daren Peterka with Interstate Engineering stated that no money had been guaranteed at this point, but townships were encouraged to participate in the countywide assessment.
Townships aren’t required to go through Interstate Engineering and could contact with any engineering firm they wished, but would need to submitted to the county before November 8th.
