Both the Mahaska County Board and Oskaloosa City Council voted at their regular meetings Monday (5/4) to authorize a grant application to study the building of a bypass on Highway 163 northwest of Oskaloosa and other future bypasses.  The County and City will both contribute $40,000 as a local match for the $850,000 federal grant, with the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group pitching in $20,000.  This grant is only to study the building of bypasses, rather than going toward construction.