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Commissioners approve four cattle‑guard franchises for Colville Tribes and routine consent items
Summary
The board approved four cattle‑guard franchise applications from the Colville Confederated Tribes Fish & Wildlife (locations on Cold Springs Road and Omak Mountain Road) after staff confirmed required postings and payments. Several routine consent items and vouchers were also approved.
Anna Randall of Okanogan County Public Works presented four cattle‑guard franchise applications from the Colville Confederated Tribes Fish & Wildlife. Each application described placement of a heavy‑duty cattle guard at a specified milepost and included required postings and payment of application fees. Commissioners opened the public hearings, closed to staff after no additional public comment, and moved to approve each franchise by motion and voice vote.
Approvals recorded in the meeting included franchise numbers O225, O225 (second), O325, and O425 (the applications were presented in sequence for Cold Springs Rd mileposts 13.3, 12.41 and 11.5, and Omak Mountain Rd milepost 2.765). For each item staff confirmed the work would be paid for and that the franchise paperwork met county code and load‑rating requirements.
In addition to the franchise approvals, the board passed a motion to approve the consent agenda (with an amendment to remove item 9 for separate consideration), approved routine vouchers totaling $1,616,867.70 and authorized an ARPA request for $24,830.25.
What comes next: Public Works and the tribes will coordinate installation and maintenance; staff will finalize recordkeeping and follow‑up inspections as required by franchise conditions.
