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Photo Provided â Rudy Christie, left, a timber specialist, and Hebert Piatt, president of the Knowlton Covered Bridge Parks Board, identify timber that can be used for the covered bridgeâs reconstruction. The timber is located on county owned property in Center Township.
WOODSFIELD – Monroe County officials are hoping to use locally grown and county-owned timber for the Knowlton Covered Bridge rebuild which could save the county thousands of dollars on the project.
Last week, Commissioner Mick Schumacher, timber specialist Rudy Christian and Knowlton Covered Bridge Parks Board President Hebert Piatt went to a large area of county-owned property in Center Township to begin an assessment in identifying usable timber for the reconstruction of the fallen bridge.