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Oct 22, 2026
Procurement of services for Culvert Replacement, Grading & Bituminous Surfacing.
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
167377
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
451.1
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
69,939
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
38 / 100
Propensity to Spend
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AI Adoption Score
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Startup Friendliness
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Procurement Hell Score
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Board meetings and strategic plans from Rice County
The Planning Commission reviewed several conditional use permit requests and a waiver of plat application. Key discussions included a denied conditional use permit for a sand and gravel mining operation due to concerns over infrastructure, traffic impact, and potential effects on local waterways, despite arguments regarding the benefits of local aggregate sources. The commission also reviewed and recommended approval for a contractor's office and yard, as well as an amendment to an existing conditional use permit for a supervised residential program facility, which includes adding a residential building. A waiver of plat application to create a new building parcel via transfer of development rights was also recommended for approval.
The board addressed a variance request for Gary T Malecha located in Forest Township. The applicant requested a variance from building size limitations and height limits to construct a larger shed. Following a review of findings and conditions regarding site use, compliance, and environmental impact, the board approved the variance request.
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The Board of Adjustment considered three variance requests. The first was for porch, kitchen, and garage additions to a home in Wells Township, which was approved with a new condition regarding impervious surface site planning. The second was for an agricultural machine shed in Wells Township, which was approved based on its location and scale. The third was for a shed in Webster Township, which was also approved after confirming it met the necessary criteria.
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