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Commission discusses setting aside year‑end surplus for grant‑matching fund and district roads
Summary
Commissioners debated using a portion of the year‑end surplus to create a standing matching fund for state/federal grants and to allocate money to district road projects; commissioners referenced recent reserves (including $500,000 and $2,000,000 set‑asides) and noted typical DOT/FHWA match rates of 20–50%; no vote was taken and members asked to place the item on a future agenda.
Commissioners at the Nov. 17 Limestone County work session discussed a proposal to set aside part of the year‑end surplus to create a dedicated matching fund that would be available to secure state and federal grant awards and to allocate funds to district road projects.
A commissioner (speaker 6 in the transcript) said the county finished the year under budget with a surplus and proposed using a portion as a pool for matching grants and for district paving priorities. "I would suggest that…
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