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Commissioners sign application for Shasta House capital funding; county discusses local match and opioid-settlement funds
Summary
The Board approved signing a capital funding request form for the Shasta House project. County staff outlined construction and total-project cost estimates, proposed local cash match and possible use of opioid-settlement funds to fulfill a county contribution.
Klamath County commissioners voted to sign a capital funding request form for the Shasta House project and discussed potential local matching funds, including opioid-settlement dollars, to support the application.
Dan Bolden, presenting the application, said construction costs for the project were estimated at about $4.6 million based on a recent estimator’s review, while an overall project estimate—including site work, utilities and contingencies—was described in the materials as roughly $5.5 million. Bolden said the project budget assumes $500,000 in in-kind match from site work and parcel value and proposed a $400,000 county cash match. "I am proposing here that the $500,000 of the parcel cost and site improvements be kind of an in kind for the matching," Bolden said.
Why it matters: The Shasta House project is a residential-treatment/capital project the county is pursuing with outside funding streams. County staff described the request as leveraging state and other external funds rather than general local tax dollars. Staff and commissioners discussed whether opioid-settlement funds could supply the county cash match.
Funding and prior investments: Presenters noted the county has previously used opioid-settlement funds for similar projects and that those settlement funds carry permissible uses for treatment and related facilities. Bolden described prior statewide investments and bond funding that have supported related juvenile and treatment facilities; he said the combined set of projects in the county amounts to tens of millions in outside funding.
Formal action: Commissioners moved, seconded and voted in favor of signing the capital funding request/project-information form.
What remains: The county did not commit immediate cash; commissioners discussed setting aside $400,000 in opioid-settlement funds as a cash match but did not finalize a transfer at the meeting. The application requires documentation of local match; staff explained that formal cash transfers typically are shown later in the project process rather than before application submission.
Ending: County staff will proceed with the application and return with further details on match funding and project timeline as the grant process advances.
