The Crookston Township had a meeting on Monday morning to discuss the possibility of paving a half-mile portion of 240th Avenue SW as part of the reconstruction of Polk County Road 11/Fisher Avenue this summer. 240th Avenue SW connects Polk County Road 11 to the old Gentilly Road (265th Street SW) and goes by the Bible Baptist Church.
The Crookston Township board, three township residents, and Polk County Highway Engineer Rich Sanders attended the meeting. “Rich gave us kind of a ballpark number on what he thought it would come in to pave that half-mile of road. He estimated it would come in between $225,000 to $300,000,” said Crookston Township Supervisor Dean Adams. “We are looking at cutting it down and adding six inches of aggregate base and five inches of asphalt.”
Adams said Sanders came to explain to the board what the process was and that the county will help them find a contractor. “We thought about getting bids on it, but he (Sanders) will call for contractors that do that kind of work and get a quote on it and go from there,” said Adams. “We will see if the quote comes in at something we can afford and pay.”
Crookston Township had worked with Sanders and Polk County when they redid the Old Gentilly Road. “Rich has been a fantastic partner with Crookston Township,” said Adams, who added the Township Board would look at quotes in the next meeting and see if it is something that they can do.
