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Commissioners approve sending requests for congressional-directed spending for dam, bridges and courthouse work
Summary
The board approved a motion to submit congressional appropriations requests for a dam project, bridges and courthouse restoration work and asked staff to seek an extension from state contacts to meet an imminent deadline.
Granite County commissioners voted to move forward with congressional-directed spending requests that would seek federal funding for dam restoration work, bridge repairs and courthouse restoration.
Commissioners discussed targets, approximate project costs and matching funds. They identified the dam project as the primary priority and discussed possible bridge projects including Mill Fork and Gold Coin, and courthouse window and restoration work. Commissioners agreed on draft dollar figures in the motion — including a proposal figure discussed informally for the dam in the hundreds of thousands — and asked staff to include matching-share scenarios.
Staff contacted a federal/state liaison (Kelly Cotton) during the meeting to ask whether the Friday application deadline could be extended; Cotton said she would ask the state director and follow up and that extensions had been allowed in similar cases.
The commissioners approved a motion to forward the requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee and to proceed with collecting letters of support. Commissioners asked staff to prepare a template letter of support so towns and agencies could sign quickly should the extension not be granted.
No funding was approved at the meeting; commissioners approved only the decision to submit requests and to pursue required support letters and deadline extensions.
