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Council backs regional CIB application for roadway, bridge and sidewalk improvements
Summary
Roosevelt council approved support for a multi-jurisdiction CIB application asking roughly $3.26 million in grant funds to improve roads, bridges and add sidewalks and shoulders; the application anticipates interlocal agreements and possible local matches if the full grant is not awarded.
A presenter outlined a multi-jurisdiction infrastructure project spanning Roosevelt City, Duchamp County and Ballard that would add curb, bridge, sidewalks and 4-foot shoulders along targeted stretches of roadway. The recommended Community Impact Board (CIB) grant request is $3,264,000, with additional local match scenarios discussed in the application materials.
The project was presented as three portions crossing city and county lines, intended to improve east–west connectivity, reduce congestion on parallel routes and provide a safer route for school traffic and other local travel. The presenter said Ballard will submit the CIB application and described two scenarios: a preferred grant-heavy scenario that seeks larger grant support and an alternative that assumes a larger local match (a one-third local match scenario was discussed as a worst-case acceptance level).
Council members noted the project is on transportation master plans and debated the fairness of local match splits, given the county’s larger share of the roadway length. Staff noted the application will include an interlocal agreement approach if the grant is awarded and would return to council for final approval of any cost-sharing arrangements.
Council moved to support the prepared CIB application, with a second recorded. The council voted in favor and the mayor announced the motion carried (the transcript describes the vote as unanimous). The presenter said the application would be submitted by the June 1/June application window and, if the CIB decision required changes, staff would return with agreements and final budget numbers.
Next steps: finalize and submit the CIB application; if awarded, negotiate interlocal cost-share agreements and return to council for contract and budget approvals.
