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Supervisors warn House File 718 will slow county projects, force November referendums
Summary
Woodbury County supervisors debated how House File 718 limits use of CIP funds for vehicles and raises the bond threshold and timing rules for referendums, potentially delaying time-sensitive projects and increasing costs for taxpayers, the board said.
Woodbury County supervisors spent a substantial portion of the meeting raising concerns about recent state legislation referred to in the meeting as House File 718 and the effect it will have on local capital planning and emergency repairs.
Supervisor Matthew Nelson said the legislation prevents the county from using CIP funds to buy vehicles and alters thresholds and timing for bond referendums, potentially forcing some projects to wait until November and adding election costs. “In the new state legislation House File 718 … they changed that code section that we cannot use CIP to purchase vehicles…
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