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The duties of the County Engineer is to plan and construct the road and bridges work which is necessary to maintain and improve the secondary road system in the County, and report the same to the Board of Supervisors. He provides supervision over the road work in the County. The County Engineer is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and works under their direction.
County Secondary Roads Department manages 174 miles of paved roadways and 768 miles of granular surfaced roadways. Secondary Roads also oversees 126 bridges. The department has 33 employees with 27 employed in the maintenance department.
Forms & Links
Permits
Annual OSOW Permit 2023
Annual OS Permit 2023
Drainage Tile Repair Form
2022 Driveway Permit & Policy
Moving Permit Policy
Overhead Utility Permit 2023
Single-Round Trip Permit 2023
Underground Utility 2023
General Work in ROW Permit
ROW Road Crossing Permit
Temporary Embargo Road Permit
*Please submit moving permit forms at least 2 days in advance
Maps
Contact Information
Palo Alto County Engineer
2105 Main St. Suite 103
P.O. Box 389
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
Phone: 712-852-3001
Fax: 712-852-3601
Email: paloaltoengineer@yahoo.com
Office Hours:
7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Staff:
Walter Davis-Oeth, P.E.
Palo Alto County Engineer
wdavis-oeth@paloaltocounty.iowa.gov
Chris Towell, PLS
Assistant to Engineer
ctowell@paloaltocounty.iowa.gov
Justin Williams
Engineering Technician
jwilliams@paloaltocounty.iowa.gov
Dan Berven
Engineering Technician
dberven@paloaltocounty.iowa.gov
Melissa Hall
Office Manager
mhall@paloaltocounty.iowa.gov
Seth Christensen
Admin Assistant