Airport Authority approves $472,712.02 taxiway payment; Commission budget hearing minutes not yet published
The Dunn County Airport Authority approved four payments on Oct. 12, including $472,712.02 to Bluestone Construction for the taxiway project, according to the meeting minutes. Each of the four payments passed 5-0.
Airport Authority approves construction, oversight and insurance payments
The approved payments were:
- $472,712.02 to Bluestone Construction for the taxiway project (5-0)
- $68,160 to Bolton & Menk for taxiway administration (5-0)
- $16,000 to Hughes Aerospace for flight procedure maintenance (5-0)
- $3,376 to Farmers Union Insurance for insurance (5-0)
The four payments total $560,248.02. The minutes also record approval of the September 14 meeting minutes and the meeting agenda. According to the summary, the board reviewed progress on the current taxiway project and discussed potential heating requirements for shared hangar tenants.
Treasurer's report lists larger taxiway and grant figures
A September 2026 treasurer's report listed for Airport Authority review details expenditures for airport operations and a major taxiway project, alongside grant reimbursements. The figures listed include $1,671,175.87 to Bluestone Construction for Taxiway Project Pay App 1, $34,080.00 to Bolton & Menk for Taxiway Oversight, $70,860.03 to Dunn County for "Mil Payment," and fuel purchases from Benz Oil totaling $41,027.15 for Avgas and JetA. The report also lists NDAC grant reimbursements of $99,600.00 and $860,082.94.
Minutes for that item have not been published, so the report's figures are not recorded as board actions.
County Commission: budget hearing and bid opening, no minutes yet
The Dunn County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 7 at 9:00 AM in the Commission Room at the Dunn County Courthouse. The published agenda listed a final budget hearing at 10:15 AM and a bid opening for Northern Plains project CP-13(22)02 at 10:00 AM. It also listed a 9:45 AM presentation by Ryan Hauck on a burn restriction, a 10:30 AM presentation of the Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan by Emergency Manager Sarah Duttenhefner, and a 10:45 AM Human Service Zone discussion. Routine items included utility permits, an unclaimed property report, voucher approvals and a financial report.
No minutes have been published for this meeting. The record available does not show what the commission decided on the budget, what bids were received, or the outcome of any agenda item.
Coming up
Oct. 21 — Water Resource District, 1:00 PM. The agenda includes a financial report for the period ending September 30, 2026; old business on a current application for a new program referred to as Shasta and a 2026 Upper Missouri Water Association conference item listed with Mary Massad; and new business on setting 2027 meeting dates and the WBI Pipeline Project. The next meeting date is listed as to be determined.
Oct. 21 — County Commission. The board is scheduled to set minimum bid amounts for a property tax sale and to approve ND State Fair Board delegates. The agenda also lists a McKenzie Electric crossing permit, a Global Medical Response discussion with Joel Brown, a Gladstone Fire District annual update, road reports and utility permits.