Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Federal Grants And Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission authorizes USDA assurances to advance SR‑43 trail project; county staff to circulate federal agreement
Summary
Commissioners authorized signing of USDA assurances (OMB 4040‑0009) to keep the SR‑43 trail project moving; staff said NEPA is complete, an Army Corps permit is still needed and multiple funding streams will be coordinated through a federal aid agreement.
The Daggett County Commission voted to sign USDA assurances necessary to advance the SR‑43 trail/bike‑path project and instructed staff to circulate the federal aid agreement and supporting documents to commissioners.
A county official moved to sign the USDA assurances and construction program form (identified in the transcript as OMB approval number 4040‑0009). The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
During discussion, staff told commissioners NEPA had been completed for the project but that an Army Corps permit remained outstanding. Speakers described a multi‑fund reimbursement workflow in which UDOT will manage several funding streams (including joint highway funds), USDA funds will be routed through the county for reimbursement, and county funds will also be listed in the federal aid agreement. One speaker characterized the full project at roughly $3,800,000 and said the county’s listed responsibility exceeded $1,000,000, with an estimated county out‑of‑pocket of about $60,000; those figures were presented in the meeting as speaker estimates and were not documented in an attached budget in the provided transcript excerpts.
Staff told the commission that Kevin with USDA had asked for two pieces of missing information: an overall project cost and a signature from 'Matt' on his agreement. Commissioners asked staff to provide the missing items and to circulate the revised federal aid agreement for review prior to further action.
The motion to sign USDA assurances was recorded as approved; staff will follow up with USDA and UDOT to reconcile agreement language and invoicing procedures.
