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Bonner County Commissioners approve waterways grant application but split on $21,000 match
Summary
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize a waterways improvement fund grant application for a tow vehicle and approved language committing a $21,000 local match despite objections from one commissioner about budget impacts and timing.
Bonner County Commissioners voted to authorize staff to submit an application to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation seeking $70,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund to replace the county’s waterways tow vehicle, and approved language in the application that would require Bonner County to provide a $21,000 local match.
The motion passed on a roll-call vote after extended discussion about whether the board was committing county funds before budget-year allocations were final. Commissioner Bradshaw voted yes, Commissioner Williams voted no and Commissioner Korn voted yes, allowing the motion to pass.
The county’s Parks and Waterways director, Mazel Orr, said the grant would replace the department’s aging tow vehicle, which currently is a nearly 20-year-old Kodiak that “only runs well on premium fuel” and is a single-cab that does not carry the three maintenance staff normally needed for buoy and maintenance work.…
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