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Nicollet County Ledger: January 19, 2023 February 2, 2023, February 9, 2023 tistics and details on work service provided in the community even in challenging weather that we have faced this winter. She mentioned how those who work during typical business hours don’t have to contend with the same issues as law enforcement, public works personnel and other service providers in the county when the weather is bad. The public works director and engineer provided some statistics from the winter.

Out of 72 days between mid-

November to end of January, 54 days there were some type of winter maintenance in the county. More than 800 tons of salt and 1900 tons of sand was used during that timeframe. Public works also took care of more than 220 miles of paved roads. Including gravel, they worked on 308 miles of road. There were 20 consecutive days in December when crews were working on winter management. “Our staff were working hard,”

Landkammer said. “That’s pretty impressive … We kind of forget what goes into maintaining those roads.”

Landkammer said the county is watching and working with lobbies to secure aid for county government to help keep taxes in check. They are also watching the movement toward paid parental leave. She said they strongly support measures for it but said there are details that need to be addressed to ensure costs and management are adequate.