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Commission approves GOEO rural county grant contract to fund workforce training, business regranting and EIS for ski‑resort study
Summary
Daggett County approved a Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity rural county grant contract (No. 250632460). The county plans to use funds for $5,000 in workforce development, a business regrant program and an environmental impact study for a proposed ski resort; additional grant applications for rodeo grandstands were discussed.
Daggett County commissioners voted to approve a rural county grant contract with the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, contract number 250632460, during their meeting.
Speaker 2 opened the policy and legislation section and introduced the state contract for the rural county grant. Speaker 3 outlined planned uses for the funds, saying the county put $5,000 toward workforce development to support online training and remote‑work skills and that the county will regrant a portion of funds to local businesses for infrastructure improvements. Speaker 3 also said the county will use part of the award to finance an environmental impact study (EIS) for a proposed ski‑resort project.
On funding for rodeo facilities, Speaker 3 said the county previously used Goyo funds to produce plans and is pursuing additional grants; an official from county staff told the board that Utah Outdoor can provide up to $200,000 for permanent grandstands where maintenance accountability and demonstrated community need are provided. "If we get it, then the funding could come in to that right there," Speaker 3 said, adding that combined sources could yield about $320,000 toward grandstands but that the county still is short of total project costs and will continue pursuing grants.
After the presentation and brief discussion, Speaker 1 moved to approve the GOEO rural county agreement and the board took a voice vote. The chair called the motion passed after two affirmative responses.
The approval authorizes the county to enter the contract (No. 250632460) and proceed with the planned workforce, business regranting and EIS activities. The meeting record did not list a roll‑call vote or identify which commissioners voted; the board recorded two "Aye" responses during the voice vote.
Next steps identified in the discussion included preparing regrant application materials for local businesses, pursuing the Utah Outdoor grant for grandstands when its application window opens in mid‑January, and advancing procurement or contracting related to the EIS for the ski‑resort study. No timetable or total award amount from GOEO was specified in the transcript.
The board moved on to the next agenda item after approving the contract.
