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Chickasaw County accepts timber sale bid, conservation director seeks board help on 80/20 resiliency grant cash flow
Summary
The board approved a timber sale to the high bidder and conservation staff said proceeds would fund the county’s 20% match on an OutForce resiliency grant; the conservation director asked supervisors to consider temporary assistance to cover project costs pending reimbursement.
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on June 9 approved a timber sale for a 10‑acre parcel and acknowledged a draft OutForce resiliency grant that the conservation department says would be largely reimbursable.
Conservation Director Chad Humble told the board six bids were received for the 10‑acre timber sale. The highest bid, from Ken Knapp, totaled $23,006.05 and the board approved sale to the high bidder by motion and roll call (4–0, one absence). Humble said the successful bidder must provide a 25% down payment and that harvest activities are expected in frozen conditions so as not to interfere with public hunting seasons.
Humble also outlined a proposed partnership grant with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (described on the record as the OutForce resiliency grant). He presented an initial project list with gross project costs originally shown at $143,000 and later reduced to $105,000; the grant is an 80/20 reimbursement program, so the county would need to provide the 20% local match. Humble said proceeds from the timber sale would supply the match and asked whether the board would be willing to help with short‑term cash flow if project invoices are due before the county receives grant reimbursements.
Humble told supervisors he was comfortable moving forward with the grant application but sought assurance the county could help bridge any reimbursement lag. Board members gave general consensus that they were comfortable with proceeding; the conservation director said he would continue to work with county accounting staff and bring any specific requests back to the board if cash‑flow assistance were required.
The timber sale motion was recorded and approved on the record; the grant application itself was not a separate motion requiring board approval on the meeting record and will proceed pending submission and award.
