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Pitkin County approves $2nd-quarter supplemental budget; board allocates park fees to Whitewater Park, sets aside $100,000 for Carbondale pool
Summary
County commissioners approved a large second-quarter supplemental appropriation that includes funding for county priorities and an amended allocation of remaining park dedication fees — directing the bulk to the Healthy Rivers Whitewater Park and $100,000 to Carbondale’s pool campaign after debate.
Pitkin County commissioners on Wednesday approved a second-quarter budget supplemental that bundles multiple departmental requests and a series of capital and operating adjustments, including a contentious allocation of remaining park dedication fees.
The supplemental moves forward appropriations across a broad set of needs — from sheriff public-safety grants and housing assessments to airport project costs — and includes a program-level appropriation for the Healthy Rivers Fund to complete the remaining work on the Whitewater Park project in Basalt. Commissioners also agreed, as an amendment, to use the county’s remaining park dedication fee balance to reimburse Healthy Rivers and to set aside $100,000 toward the Carbondale pool campaign, a decision that drew debate on whether the park fee should be used outside Pitkin County.
Why it matters: The supplemental is the largest the county has…
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