Garden County Nebraska

GardenCoNe.com

Oshkosh, Lewellen, Lisco

Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Closed for Legal Holidays
Field operations are from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Closed for Legal Holidays.
County Shops are located in Lisco, Oshkosh, and Lewellen.

Brenda Tophoj was appointed as the Garden County Highway Superintendent in January 2009. Brenda obtained a Class B County Highway and Class B City Street Superintendent licenses in November, 2004. In 2008, she upgraded her licenses to Class A and is required by the State of Nebraska Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards to acquire 20 hours of continuing education to maintain the Class A licenses.

Location

Our Office is currently at the Courthouse Annex

619 Main Street, Oshkosh

What our office does:

The Garden County Road Department is responsible for the design/construction and maintenance of County Roads and Bridges in Garden County.

Duties of office

It is the duty of the County Highway Superintendent to keep County Roads safe and well maintained for the traveling public.

What records/other we maintain

All maintenance of county roads, budget info, equipment costs, annual report to the State of Nebraska, the 1 & 6 Year Plan.

What services are available to the public

All maintenance of County Roads, snow removal.

About this Office

The county is 1722 square miles and the Road Department maintains approximately 670 miles of road. In addition, there are approximately 130 miles of trails and 16 bridges for a total of 800 miles, including 75 miles of asphalt roads. The State of Nebraska encourages all counties to employ a licensed Highway Superintendent. He/she is to be in charge of the construction and maintenance of roads under the county's jurisdiction. Counties that employ a Class A licensed Superintendent receive an annual incentive payment of $9,000 per year from the state.

Annual Budget

The County Highway Superintendent is required to submit an annual budget report and a 1 & 6 Year Plan which includes the following items:
1. A project accomplishment list for the next fiscal year.
2. A project priority list for the following 5 years.

The project accomplishment list and annual budget report may be revised only if unforeseen circumstances occur. Any revision of the 1 & 6 Year Plan must be approved by the Nebraska Board of Classifications and Standards. The deadline for filing the 1 & 6 year Plan is March 1 and the annual budget report is due 90 days from the fiscal year end. Failure to file these may result in the suspension of all state funding to the county.

Facts and Figures

The Garden County Road Department is composed of:
7 Equipment Operators (motorgrader)
3 Truck Drivers
1 Road Foreman
1 Highway Superintendent

Each Motorgrade operator maintains about 80 to 90 miles of gravel roads. The truck drivers transport dirt, rock and gravel throughout the county. The county has borrow agreements with 14 landowner to obtain dirt, rock and gravel. Twelve of these pits are in Garden County, one is in Deuel County and one is in Cheyenne County.