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Uinta County commissioners approve midyear budget increases, allocate $1.4 million for cemetery building
Summary
The Uinta County Commission approved a resolution increasing several department budgets and accepting outside grants, including $1.4 million for a cemetery building funded by a CIB grant, revitalization money and local contributions. Public commenters pressed commissioners on taxes and website transparency.
Uinta County commissioners on July 1 approved Resolution O7012025R1 to increase multiple department budgets and accept outside revenue sources, including a $700,000 Community Impact Board (CIB) grant toward a new cemetery building and related local contributions that bring that project’s total to $1.4 million.
The increases cover the road department ($200,000), economic development ($20,000), a travel-and-tourism/transit room-tax account ($57,500), a transfer from the B Road fund, and the capital project for the cemetery building (Fund 43) with $700,000 from CIB, $500,000 from a revitalization grant and $200,000 from Vernal City for a $1,400,000 total.
The changes, presented to the Board of County Commissioners by Mike Wilkins, adjust line items and record revenue sources that…
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