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County plans to apply to Colonias Infrastructure Board for Arenas Valley and Little Walnut road work
Summary
Planning staff said phase-based work on Arenas Valley and Little Walnut roads is moving toward construction-ready status and the county will submit Colonias grant applications for the 2025 cycle.
Planning and capital projects staff told commissioners they will submit the 2025 Colonias Infrastructure Board application to fund the next construction phase of Arenas Valley and Little Walnut road improvements.
The planning director said the county is sequencing Colonias funding: design and engineering phases are completed first so projects become shovel-ready and then the county requests construction funding in later cycles. Staff said the approach helps meet Colonias grant timelines and avoids cost escalation between design and construction.
Specifics: the Arenas Valley work includes shoulder improvements, chip seal and signage along a tourism- and equestrian-use corridor; Little Walnut work would extend a previously completed pavement phase toward the Little Walnut Campsite. The planning director said the Colonias grants require a commission resolution to permit application submission and the county proposes a 10 percent match, which may be cash or in-kind contributions; the middle 10 percent of the usual Colonial funding formula is a loan portion.
Commissioners asked for maps and scope documentation; staff said they would distribute maps and the project scope before the Thursday meeting and will provide more detail about matching options.
