Commissioners authorize fronting $39,000 to Pine Creek Irrigation and will seek state reimbursement
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The commission authorized county support to reimburse the Pine Creek (and related) irrigation company for design and study costs totaling about $39,000 and said staff will pursue a state legislative appropriation to repay that amount.
Garfield County commissioners authorized county support to reimburse the Pine Creek (Escalante-area) irrigation company for engineering and study costs of about $39,000 and said they will seek a state appropriation to cover the amount.
Commissioners said the Pine Creek/Irrigation Company has spent approximately $39,000 on work to upgrade water delivery and address sediment and flow obstructions. The commission made a motion to authorize the county to advance that amount and to pursue reimbursement through a state legislative appropriation.
The board discussed earlier precedents for running study and design funding requests through the legislature and said the county has previously obtained appropriations to reimburse local irrigation entities for study or design work. Commissioners asked the irrigation company to provide documentation of expenses to support the reimbursement request.
The motion to authorize county reimbursement and seek an appropriation carried with an aye vote recorded at the meeting.