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Greenlee County OKs fairgrounds electrical work and a new irrigation well, declines federal park grant due to long covenants
Summary
Supervisors approved rerouting main electrical lines at the fairgrounds and awarded a well‑drilling contract to increase irrigation capacity. Staff recommended, and the board directed, that the county not pursue a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant because of design requirements and perpetual recreation covenants.
The Greenlee County Board of Supervisors approved multiple measures to expand utility and water capacity at the county fairgrounds and directed staff to forgo pursuing a federal/state park grant that would place long‑term restrictions on the property.
Public Works Fleet and Facilities Manager Tony Hines asked the board to approve an electrical reroute at the fairgrounds. Hines described the work as phase 2 of the fairgrounds electrical improvements and said the county received a quote from DVEC to reroute overhead lines and install a pad‑mounted transformer to support a second arena. "We have a quote from DVEC on for 35,047.65," Hines said. The board approved the sole‑source…
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