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Custer County commissioners approve bids, grants and appointments; authorize Silver Cliff housing predevelopment letter of intent
Summary
The Custer County Board of Commissioners approved several administrative and planning actions on Sept. 10, including authorizing a DOLA predevelopment letter of intent for a Silver Cliff housing project and approving sale of an old landfill compactor.
The Custer County Board of Commissioners voted on several administrative, grant and appointment items during its Sept. 10 meeting. Actions below summarize motions, recorded discussion and outcomes as reflected in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes: The board accepted the minutes for Aug. 27 by motion and voice vote.
- Accounts payable: The board approved an accounts‑payable run totaling $142,258.91, which included a $48,308.51 dispatch service invoice and several other payments. A motion to accept the accounts payable roll was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Sell landfill compactor: The board approved placing the county’s old landfill compactor on an online auction service (Purple Wave). Motion and second were made and the board voted to sell the machine; commissioners expressed that keeping an additional aging compactor would be a maintenance and cost burden and that proceeds could offset replacement/repair costs. The board also discussed putting an older garbage truck on a future agenda for possible sale.
- Silver Cliff predevelopment letter of intent (DOLA): The board authorized sending a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) predevelopment letter of intent for a proposed Silver Cliff housing project (grant/predevelopment number referenced in the presentation as 303488880). The commissioners authorized a staff member to sign the DOLA predevelopment letter and pursue a $50,000 predevelopment grant to cover surveys, architecture, site work and related costs; the board discussed the application timeline and local matching funds.
- Local government child‑care planning grant: The board authorized the county to apply for the DOLA local government child‑care planning grant and to request up to $20,000 (with a 25 percent local match from local philanthropic or nonprofit funds if awarded). The workforce housing committee supported the application.
- Airport liability insurance renewal (short‑year policy): The board ratified a short‑year renewal of airport liability insurance to move the policy to a calendar‑year schedule (covers Sept.–Dec.) to avoid a lapse while aligning future renewals to the calendar year.
- Title‑3 / Search & Rescue training funds: The board approved allocating $12,000 from county Title 3 funds to cover registration and training fees for core technical rescue members of the county search‑and‑rescue team; the action proceeded after the public comment period without objection.
- Fair board appointment: The board appointed Matthew Beyer to the county fair board; commissioners moved and seconded the appointment and approved it by voice vote pending receipt of the second member’s letter of interest.
- Unfunded mandates letter: Commissioners approved joining a multijurisdictional letter addressing state “unfunded mandates” and agreed to submit the county’s signed letter to state leaders and the governor’s office. The board discussed the statute (Colorado Revised Statutes 29‑1‑304.5) cited in the letter and the intention to seek finance‑committee scrutiny for bills that carry significant county costs.
Context and next steps
Several approvals support ongoing grant pursuit and county operations: the DOLA predevelopment step is required to apply for larger construction funding, the child‑care planning grant will be used to obtain a county‑level needs assessment, and the airport insurance ratification avoids a coverage gap while the county aligns policies to a calendar year. Commissioners instructed staff to proceed with auction preparation for the compactor and to return with details on hauling and any repair costs prior to sale.
The board approved these items by voice vote; where transcript attributions were unclear the motions and approvals are recorded as passed by the board in the public record. Formal documents, grant applications and contract paperwork will be completed by county staff as required.
All quotes and procedural attributions in this summary come from the Sept. 10, 2025 public meeting transcript.
