Dickinson County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-07-28
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Date: July 28, 2026
Scheduled time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Dickinson County Courthouse, 1802 Hill Avenue, Suite 1510, Spirit Lake, Iowa
The packet includes the tentative agenda and minutes/claims materials for the July 28 meeting. The agenda centered on drainage-district flood recovery, a FEMA-related public hearing, county facility equipment, claims, a road speed-limit recommendation, and an Iowa Lakes Corridor update. The included minutes document the actions ultimately taken on these items.
Key Items on the Agenda
JTDD61 FEMA Flood-Recovery Work
The agenda scheduled a joint meeting involving Clay, Dickinson, and Emmet counties concerning JTDD61 and the JTDD61 Branch 61 FEMA project, including a public hearing.
The minutes state that the hearing addressed drainage damage caused by the June 2024 floods. The flooding damaged several drainage-district open ditches, and the resulting Presidential Disaster Declaration made affected counties eligible for FEMA disaster recovery assistance.
Landowners attending the hearing asked questions about how the project would be completed and its cost. After the hearing closed, the participating officials approved the report and set the bid letting for August 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Drainage-District Tree Removal
The agenda included approval of a pay estimate for tree removal associated with JTDD61 BR399W-46.
The minutes document approval of a $2,915 payment to Kevin Jasa for the tree-removal work. The motion passed on a roll-call vote.
Iowa Lakes Corridor Update
The Board was scheduled to receive an update from the Iowa Lakes Corridor.
According to the minutes, Iowa Lakes Corridor President Curtis Strouth and staff members Trevor Smith and Joann Follon presented information about past and future projects taking place in the county. The packet does not document a Board action associated with the update.
County Facilities
Courthouse Chiller Expansion Tanks
The agenda included consideration of expansion tanks for the courthouse chiller. The minutes state that Dickinson County Maintenance representative Lisa Arrowood explained that a larger tank was needed because of the size of the current chiller unit.
Following discussion, the Board approved $6,344 for expansion tanks to be installed by Trane. The motion passed on a roll-call vote.
Financial Items
July 28 Claims
The agenda called for consideration of claims listed on the July 28, 2026 Claims Register. The minutes document Board approval of the claims by roll-call vote.
The claims listing reports total payments of $827,320.23. Among the larger individual payments listed were:
- $362,692.65 to Blacktop Service Co.
- $228,019.61 to Graves Construction Co. Inc.
- $33,726.08 to IP Pathways.
- $28,000.00 to Friends of Lakeside Lab.
- $26,667.00 to Coleman Automotive.
- $23,680.02 to Axon Enterprise Inc.
- $19,857.72 to Dickinson County Cleaning & Maintenance, LLC.
- $11,416.00 to Deano's Road Dust Control.
The claims register contains numerous additional payments for county operations, services, equipment, utilities, professional services, and other expenses.
Transportation and Road Policy
25 MPH Speed Limits
The County Engineer agenda item called for consideration of posting speed limits on two county road segments.
The minutes document approval of a recommendation establishing a 25 mph speed limit:
- Along 213th Avenue from 220th Street to 225th Street.
- From the Milford city limits along 225th Street/6th Street to 213th Avenue.
The recommendation was approved by roll-call vote.
Other Board Business
The agenda also included approval of the July 14, 2026 Board meeting minutes, which the July 28 minutes document as approved by roll-call vote.
Board members provided board and committee reports and continued into general discussion. The minutes state that the meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m.
What to Know From the Packet
The most consequential items documented in the packet involve the county's response to June 2024 flood damage, including FEMA-related drainage work and an August 27 bid letting. The materials also document significant routine county spending, a $6,344 courthouse chiller-related purchase, a $2,915 drainage-district tree-removal payment, and establishment of 25 mph speed limits on specified road segments.
Because the packet contains both a tentative agenda and meeting minutes, proposed agenda items can be compared with the actions subsequently documented in the minutes. The minutes specifically record the votes and completed actions summarized above.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the official public-body source identified above.
