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County approves multiple engineering transfers and a $2.5 million bridge/paving appropriation; officials warn grant cuts will constrain work
Summary
The council's engineering committee moved several transfers and appropriations to cover consultants, roundabout engineering, bridge repairs and 2025 paving after staff warned that House Bill 1461 has reduced Community Crossings grant availability.
St. Joseph County's Engineering and Transportation Committee voted to send several funding moves and appropriations to the full council, including $679,000 in transfers, a $2.5 million appropriation covering bridge maintenance and paving, and a $39,250 purchase request for survey equipment.
Skye Madder, speaking for the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth (IPG), said the $679,000 transfer would move unused salary funds from an unfilled highway engineering construction supervisor position into consulting, contractual services and equipment lines and shift leftover funds from a completed Douglas Road project to the Bittersweet-Douglas…
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