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Commissioners recategorize ARPA funds and award matching grant to Deschutes River Conservancy

Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners · March 12, 2026
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Summary

Deschutes County recategorized $607,391 in ARPA funds to revenue replacement and approved a $607,333.38 county grant to the Deschutes River Conservancy to complete the Smith Rock–King Way on-farm irrigation efficiency project by June 30, 2027, after staff described delays and federal matching requirements.

Deschutes County commissioners on March 11 agreed to recategorize remaining ARPA funds to a revenue-replacement category and to award a matching grant to the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) so the Smith Rock–King Way on-farm irrigation efficiency project can be completed.

Laura Skundrick, a county management analyst, told the board the county originally awarded the DRC an ARPA grant of $1,075,000 in 2022. Due to delays, the…

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