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County to pursue matching funds for Flat Rock Creek low-water crossing; informal commitment from watershed group
Summary
County staff told commissioners they will move forward with a watershed institute study to pursue up to 50% matching funds to replace a deteriorating low-water crossing on 170th East of Victory (Flat Rock Creek). No signature was requested at this stage.
NEOSHO COUNTY, Kan. — County staff said Tuesday they will pursue a potential grant opportunity that could pay up to 50% of the cost to replace a low-water crossing on Flat Rock Creek, east of Victory.
Mike, a county staff member, said he met with a representative from a watershed institute and identified a crossing on 170th East of Victory that best fits the program’s criteria because it is located on a live stream. The institute requested an informal commitment that the county is interested in moving ahead with a study; staff said no signature on funding paperwork was required at this stage.
The county engineer and staff inspected several crossings and recommended the Flat Rock Creek site because it matched the grant program’s requirements. Staff stressed that any formal project approval, budgeting and local commitments would come later, and that a signature or formal obligation would be required before accepting funds.
Commissioners voiced support and noted that matching funds would stretch county dollars further on a needed replacement that has been patched repeatedly. One commissioner said projects of this type are a good candidate for the county’s sales-tax-funded road program when matching funds are available.
Next steps: staff will continue coordination with the watershed institute, advance the study work, and report back to the commission before any formal commitment or signature is provided.
