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Clerk's grants report: $52.8 million outstanding in grant projects; staff urges strong fund balance, flags hospital tax question

6450424 · August 19, 2025
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The county clerk's office reported roughly $52.8 million in outstanding grants, including large road and facility projects; the presentation highlighted the need to maintain fund balance for reimbursable grants and raised a policy question about a long-standing hospital tax and $6.2 million in reserved hospital-related funds.

The county clerk's office presented a grants-and-cash report showing about $52.8 million in outstanding grant awards and roughly $13.7 million in recently completed grants. Clerk staff told commissioners that most of the closed grants were road and infrastructure projects and that maintaining a healthy general fund balance is critical because many grants are reimbursable.

Highlights from the presentation - Outstanding grants: Clerk staff reported “about 39…

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