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Gogebic County commissioners commit $40,000 county match for pending grant, earmark funds for fairgrounds repairs if grant denied
Summary
Gogebic County commissioners voted to commit $40,000 as the county match for a pending grant; if the grant is not awarded the money will be used for repairs at the fairgrounds. The motion passed by roll call following committee summary reports.
The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 26 to commit $40,000 as the county’s match for a pending grant, with a contingency that the funds be redirected to fairgrounds repairs if the grant is not awarded.
Mr. Lorenson moved to approve committee items 1–3 and to commit the $40,000; Mr. Peterson supported the motion. The roll call recorded yes votes from Lorenson, Matonich, Yon, Peterson, Cayer and Wood, and the motion carried.
The committed funds serve as the county’s portion of a prospective grant application pending external award decisions. Commissioners discussed the fallback plan that the sum would be used for repairs at the fairgrounds if the grant application is unsuccessful. The motion as approved directs the county to retain the $40,000 for that use in the absence of grant funding.
No figure for the total grant request or the awarding agency was specified in the minutes. The board did not adopt any additional spending or contract language at the meeting; the action commits county matching funds contingent on the grant process and preserves the alternative use for fairgrounds repairs.
