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Davis County pitches local match program to fund near‑term roadway projects
Summary
Davis County staff outlined a county program that leverages a 20% local match into a larger county contribution for regionally significant roadway, pedestrian and bicycle projects; letters of intent for 2025 were announced.
David Mitchell, a Davis County presenter, told the Ogden‑Layton technical advisory committee on March 26 that Davis County is opening a letters‑of‑intent period for its 2025 transportation grant round and urged city staff to identify short‑term, regionally significant projects.
Mitchell described the county program as a local funding pool that aims to leverage a city or sponsor’s 20% local match. "For every 2 pieces of Starburst you come to the table with, we can come to the table with 8," he said, using candy as a visual metaphor to explain a fourfold leverage of local match into county funds. He emphasized that projects must be on an arterial or collector and must be regionally significant — not neighborhood‑level work — to qualify for the Davis COG program.
Mitchell said Davis County traditionally puts out about $50,000,000 of funding regionally (staff characterized that as the county program and complementary projects in the region) and that sponsors should look for projects that are within a two‑to‑three‑year window of being project‑ready. The program reimburses eligible expenses (including design, construction management and inspection) but Davis County prefers requests tied to facilities to be built rather than standalone reimbursement for labor alone.
He distributed a flyer with program requirements and eligibility and offered follow‑up by email (dmitchell@daviscountyutah.gov). He noted the review panel includes COG members and regional participants and that the recommended list would be presented to the county commission for approval.
"This is for Davis County constituents only, but I can assure you that the concept of this also applies to Weber County folks, pay attention," Mitchell said.
The committee asked whether sweat equity (in‑kind labor) counts toward the 20% match; Mitchell said eligible expenses can be reimbursed under the program but cautioned that in‑kind labor cannot be the sole component of a project request.
Speakers who asked questions about distribution or application materials were directed to Mitchell for follow‑up.
