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Gilliam County Court extends capital grant and releases $700,000 for Early Learning Center expansion
Summary
The Gilliam County Court voted to extend a capital investment grant to Dec. 31, 2025, and to release an additional $700,000 of an earlier award to support an Early Learning Center expansion. The court also adopted a non-represented salary schedule resolution and approved a consent agenda of routine agreements.
The Gilliam County Court voted unanimously to extend a capital investment grant for the Condon Early Learning Center and to release an additional $700,000 the county had been holding from an earlier grant award.
A representative for the learning center told the court the project had been delayed but that bids for the expansion would be posted within days and that releasing the county-held funds would strengthen pending applications to state grant programs. “By having our bids with this grant application and if we can get that additional $700,000, that's going to bolster our application with Business Oregon,” the representative said during the meeting.
The court moved first to extend the grant deadline to Dec. 31, 2025; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Immediately afterwards the court moved to release the additional $700,000. Both motions passed with the court recording all members voting “Aye.”
During the discussion the center’s representative described rising construction estimates and several project drivers: the cost of converting some systems from propane to electric for safety, potential site complications from area drainage and soils, and a desire to include a generator and other resilience features. The representative also noted that the project’s size means the center will need a 50% local match to unlock additional state funding and that county confirmation of committed funds would support new applications.
In the same meeting the court adopted Resolution 2025-01, amending the 2024–25 non-represented salary schedule and approving a job-description update for the assistant road master. The court also approved its consent agenda, which the clerk described as including a map-only road use amendment for a Wind Power 2 LLC project, an Oregon Health Authority amendment for public health financing, an extension to a blanket purchase date for Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Incorporated, and Oregon Department of Transportation funding agreements for public transportation.
The motions and votes were recorded in open session; the court did not attach new conditions to the grant release in the meeting minutes. County staff and the learning center representative agreed to continue coordination on bids, grant applications and project scoping.
