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Curry County approves road contract, renews IT services and declines low‑income tax rebate
Summary
The commission awarded an $894,690 low bid for Curry Road L, approved a one‑year renewal with Triadic Enterprises for IT services amid calls to study alternatives, and voted not to adopt a statutory low‑income property tax rebate; detention center and fairgrounds updates were also received.
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Curry County Commission approved several action items and received routine reports from county departments.
The commission awarded the low bid (Invitation to Bid 2024/25-04) for the Curry Road L project (between Curry Road 19.5 and Curry Road 21) to K Barnett and Sons, Corp. in the amount of $894,690. Mr. Jones presented the project as part of ongoing DHSCM-funded work and commissioners approved the contract by voice vote.
On IT services, the commission approved a second one‑year renewal with Triadic Enterprises to provide professional services from Jan. 12, 2025, through Jan. 11, 2026. Commissioner Martin pushed for a formal review and transition plan, noting some county offices use alternative platforms and that migration costs and assessor-office needs are complicating factors; staff agreed to research options and bring findings back.
During ordinance hearings, the commission held the statutorily required public hearing on whether to impose a low‑income property tax rebate. Staff advised that imposing the rebate would require the county to send lost tax revenue to the state and recommended not imposing it; with no public speakers the commission voted not to impose the rebate this year.
Other business: Joe Alaniz delivered the detention-center quarterly report required under House Bill 364, reporting no detainees placed in restrictive housing for whom serious mental‑health diagnoses were the primary referral; the average daily population in December was 188. Fairgrounds director Ben Roberts gave a progress update on pavilion, parking, guardrail and broadband‑tie projects and noted a pending state grant to replace the fair office.
Quote: "I would like to see some actual planning to transition Curry County off a track," Commissioner Martin said about the county's IT platform during debate on the Triadic renewal.
Why it matters: The road contract and IT renewal commit county funds and operational choices for near‑term infrastructure and services, while the decision not to impose the low‑income rebate preserves county revenue but defers any local tax relief option required by statute to be considered in odd‑numbered years.
What comes next: Staff will finalize contracts and return with research on possible IT platform alternatives and with implementation updates for the awarded road project and fairgrounds work.
