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Public Works reports chip‑seal billing, ARPA transfers and grant timelines; commissioners ask about project accounting
Summary
Public Works staff described revenues and major service invoices (chip seal, overlays), capital spending and the relationship between ARPA/grant transfers and project schedules; commissioners pressed staff on grant deadlines, county award timelines and sandbag distribution authority.
At a Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners meeting (date not specified), Sean Roey, Public Works (commissioner present), and county finance staff outlined Public Works’ budget lines, reimbursements from cities and the timing of major service invoices related to chip seal and overlays.
"Goods and services has a budget of 350,000, and they have exceeded, budget. They brought in 480,000," finance staff reported, noting that some reimbursable work — chip sealing, striping and road overlays performed for cities and utilities — flows into that line. Public Works staff said they were still awaiting invoices from contractors (for example, Lakeside for a roughly $3 million overlay project) and expected…
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