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Sheridan and county reassign infrastructure funds; board approves amendment to grant agreement
Summary
Yamhill County approved an amendment moving funds originally allocated for a Sheridan Road loop to engineering work on the Yamhill Street project and Ballston Reservoir pump-station repairs after the city found a private partner for the original loop project.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved Amendment No. 1 to a grant agreement with the city of Sheridan, reallocating county funds after the city found a private developer to cover the majority of the original Sheridan Road loop project.
Kai, the city of Sheridan’s public works director, told commissioners the developer will cover about 90% of the loop cost, leaving the city to cover the remaining 10%. Because 90% of the loop is now privately funded, the city asked to move a portion of the county funds to another Sheridan infrastructure project that lacks complete funding.
Kai described a $400,000 funding gap for engineering on the Yamhill Street project and asked the county to move money that had been earmarked for the Sheridan Road loop to cover engineering costs. Kai said the $400,000 would allow the city to meet prerequisites for USDA and State Revolving Fund (SRF) construction financing.
The reallocation request also included support for Ballston Reservoir, a pump station Kai said has been nonfunctional in automatic mode since about 2010 and provides backup fire flow to the south side of the Amity River and to the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan. Kai said engineers have been selected by public process and that council previously approved the projects.
Commissioners discussed the city’s plan and accepted the amendment unanimously. One commissioner called the reallocation “a great use of being creative with public, private, federal dollars,” noting that federal funding streams have been shrinking and that the county’s flexibility helps unlock additional projects.
The amendment extends the grant term through Dec. 31, 2026, and changes the scope of work to reflect the reallocation. County staff and the city will proceed to incorporate the change into the project schedule and grant reporting.
