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ABOUT THIS OFFICE

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The county maintains 72 miles of paved roads, 698 miles of gravel roads, 70 miles of minimum maintenance and over 200 bridges. 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. The incentive payment to Cass County for having a Class A licensed Highway Superintendent is $12,000.00 per year. The Highway Superintendent is responsible for the efficient economical and good faith performance of said work. It is the duty of the board to provide adequate funding to properly maintain the road system.

ROAD DEPARTMENT FUNDING

Income for the Cass County Road Department comes from the following areas in the approximate percentage as stated:

State Sources (Broken down in dollar amounts)
Motor vehicle Fee .03¢	Highway/Street Allocation .40¢
Misc. .01¢	Local Option Tax 0¢
Local Property Taxes	County General 49¢
Misc. .02¢	Federal Aid Misc. .02¢
Other Misc. .01¢	Local/Citizen matching .02¢
The State Sources are made up from fuel taxes and taxes on motor vehicles.

In order for the County to receive their full allocation of road use tax monies each county is required to provide a minimum "local tax effort" set by the state. The local tax effort in Cass County is composed of allocations from the County General Fund. Though there has been some discussion of a tax to go towards the hard surfacing of County Roads, this has not been implemented at this time.

ANNUAL BUDGET AND ONE & SIX YEAR ROAD PLAN
The Highway Superintendent is required to submit an annual budget and a One & Six Year Road Plan to the Board of Commissioners and the Nebraska DOR. The budget should reflect the road maintenance needs and construction improvements on or before April 1st of each year. The Board of Commissioners, with the assistance of the Highway Superintendent, must prepare and adopt a One and Six Year Road Plan which includes the following items: 1.) A project accomplishment list for the next fiscal year. 2.) A project priority list for the following five fiscal years. The project accomplishment list and annual budget may be revised only if unforeseen circumstances occur. Any revision must be approved by the Nebraska Board of Classification and Standards.

The priority of improvement of roads is within the sound discretion of the Board of Commissioners.

SERVICES OF THIS OFFICE	Back to top of page
Ditch Cleaning Policy
Farming in the Road Right-of Way
Dust Control
Snow and Ice Removal
Gravel Road Improvement Program

FACTS & FIGURES

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The Cass County Department of Roads is composed of:

10 Patrol (motorgrader) Equip Op II

1 Foremen

2 Part-time Maintenance Worker

2 Front End Loader Equip Op III

2 mechanics

1 Excavator Operator Equip Op IV

3 Truck Drivers Equip Op I

5 Equipment Operator IIIA

5 Seasonal General Labor Part Time Employees

1 Part-time Mechanic

1 Office Manager

1 Assistant Highway Superintendent

1 Highway Superintendent

1 Secretary

The Motor Grader Foreman coordinates the routine maintenance and grading of roads and addresses the concerns of local farmers and businessmen. Each patrol operator maintains about 60 to 70 miles of gravel roads. A spare motorgrader is used during heavy snows. The truck drivers transport rock and gravel throughout the county and snow removal. The Construction Foreman is in charge of major maintenance, overseeing Contractors performing roadwork, assist with road rebuilds and other maintenance jobs.

ASSOCIATED LINKS

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• Federal Highway Administration - www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate
• NE Department of Roads - www.dor.state.ne.us
• State Department of Administrative Services - www.das.state.ne.us/materiel
• Diggers Hotline - www.ne-diggers.com
• Rural and Agricultural Transportation - ntl.bts.gov/ruraltransport
• Nebraska Association of County Officials - www.nacone.org
• Nebraska Unicameral - www.unicam.state.ne.us
• Army Corp of Engineers - www.nwo.usace.army.mil

CONTACT US

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All inquires can be addressed to this office at:
13860 12th St .	Phone 402-296-9353
Plattsmouth NE 68048	Fax 402-296-9360
Email - roads@cassne.org Hours are 7am - 3:30pm Monday through Friday. Field operations are from 7am – 3:30pm Monday - Friday. Closed for Legal Holidays. County shops are located in Plattsmouth, Murray, Manley, Murdock, Greenwood, Elmwood, Avoca and Nehawka