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Park County reviews public-works budget as bridge projects, equipment debts and auditor warnings loom
Summary
Commissioners examined the public-works budget on June 10, focusing on bridge replacements funded by FEMA and state rapid-repair programs, a planned engineering match for a state grant, increased operating costs and an auditor finding tied to equipment loans and the road fund balance.
Park County commissioners on June 10 reviewed a public-works budget that includes multiple bridge and road projects funded by federal and state programs, planned equipment sales and a flagged shortfall in the county road fund tied to prior equipment purchases.
The county’s public-works presentation identified major projects including a West Boulder bridge replacement funded by a full grant for about $1,400,000; a Yankee Dune erosion repair billed to FEMA at about $2,100,000 to restore access to the Sprints Creek Trailhead; Meadow Creek (Hamilton Road) rapid repairs under House Bill 536; and engineering for the Horse Creek bridge paid 50/50 by a Montana Coal Endowment grant. Public-works staff also described in-house projects such as a Deep Creek culvert replacement and plans to place 20,000–30,000 cubic yards of millings on county roads.
The department reported several…
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