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Bonner County reports dock repairs, tow vehicle purchase and grants for navigation lights and Granite Creek rebuild
Summary
Bonner County Parks & Waterways reported completed and ongoing dock redecking projects, purchase of a tow vehicle for grant work, and grant-funded navigation lights and a Granite Creek rebuild set to begin this winter.
Matt, Bonner County’s director of Parks & Waterways, opened the committee’s updates section by listing maintenance and grant-driven projects completed or in progress.
Recent and ongoing maintenance: Matt said crews redecked the Cedar Creek dock and the coolant boat launch and completed work on Lake View Dock with material help from Idaho Parks and Recreation. He said fleet boat launch redecking is in progress and expected to be completed over the winter.
Equipment and grants: The county purchased a tow vehicle tied to a grant submitted earlier this year and is working on outfitting it. Matt also updated the committee on an ORFAT grant the county wrote last fall to fund Priest Lake navigation lights and a granite dock rebuild; he said pilings are being installed at Priest Lake and Copper Bay is supplying special cap inserts for navigation lights. Matt said the Granite Creek rebuild project is scheduled to start in November, with Kramer contracted to do the work.
Why it matters: The work is intended to maintain public access and navigation safety on Bonner County waterways. Several items are grant-funded and involve multi-agency coordination for permitting and materials.
Provenance: Staff updates began in the meeting’s “updates and reports” agenda item and continued through the old-business summary and the new-business transition. Key statements and timeline items appear in staff remarks recorded in the meeting packet and minutes.
Ending: Matt closed the update by saying he looks forward to finishing the listed projects and thanked staff and partner agencies for support.
