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Commissioners agree to hold recent FEMA payment pending bridge bid and commission decision
Summary
Commissioners discussed a recent FEMA payment of roughly $605,000 and agreed to hold the funds until they could see a bridge bid; the money may be needed for a roughly 10% local match on a bridge project estimated at about $1 million.
Commissioners noted a recent FEMA payment of approximately $605,000 and debated whether to spend it now or reserve it as a local contribution for a bridge project under consideration.
"I suggested that we just sit on it until the council talks about it," a commissioner said, arguing the funds could be needed for a required local match on an upcoming bridge bid. Staff said the bridge project had been in development for years and that a formal bid is expected; initial project figures cited at the meeting put the bridge cost at about $1,000,000, which would create a local obligation of roughly 10% of the total.
Commissioners asked staff to wait for the bridge bid before committing the FEMA funds so the full commission could weigh whether to use the payment as the local match. No formal action was recorded during this session; the matter will return for decision after staff provides the bridge bid and any related cost estimates.
