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Grand County approves final budget determination; commissioners approve budget message and discuss $34.7M EMS Station plan

Grand County Board of County Commissioners · November 12, 2025
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Summary

Grand County commissioners approved the final budget determination and a budget message (subject to minor wordsmithing) and discussed funding plans for a proposed EMS Station 1 project estimated at $34.7 million (including land and contingency). Finance director presented corrected beginning fund balances and options for funding capital projects.

Grand County’s Board of County Commissioners approved a final budget determination and cleared a budget message for signature with minor wordsmithing after a morning budget hearing on Nov. 12.

Finance Director Alina Bell told the board she had corrected the beginning fund balance and now estimates the county’s beginning 2026 fund balance at about $97.1 million. Bell explained the figure includes restricted funds (Open Lands, E‑911 and other earmarked balances) and noted the county’s unrestricted balance is much smaller. "Our…

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