The Clinton County Board of Supervisors has been discussing what the county’s involvement should be in verifying vendors for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, which will roll through Clinton County in late July.
RAGBRAI will feature stops in Clinton and DeWitt this year. Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Jim Irwin Jr. has fielded concerns brought to his attention by a mayor and some rural residents, he said. Rural residents have been contacted by vendors due to the fees those vendors would have to pay to set up within city limits, Irwin said. Board Chairman Tom Determann described the fees as pretty high.
Irwin said some fees were high and some were probably pretty reasonable. The vendors are looking for open spaces in rural areas and are reaching out to anyone who has a residence or building along the way that has water or power available, he said.