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Bonner County commissioners approve grants, leases and routine claims; several motions pass after deliberation
Summary
On March 17 the board approved a recreational boating safety grant, a DMV Canon lease, advertisement for a magnesium chloride bid, assorted justice-services revenue adjustments, fiscal-year claims and demands, and a Sagle Fire District annexation. Several routine consent items passed by roll call.
Bonner County commissioners approved a series of routine and programmatic items during their March 17 meeting, including grant agreements, a DMV equipment lease, bid advertisement for road materials, budget adjustments for Justice Services, and payment of county claims.
Key actions at a glance:
- Sagle Fire District annexation (parcel RP 56N 01E 0882408): the board entered the order and directed recording pursuant to Idaho Code §31-14-11 (approved).
- Recreational Boating Safety grant: the Sheriff's Marine Division was awarded $109,356 for FY2026 with a required 50% local match of $54,678 to be drawn from the marine vessel account; the board approved the grant agreement and county match.
- DMV Canon lease: the board authorized a resolution (number to be assigned) allowing the Motor Vehicles Director to sign a 60-month lease with Canon for Priest River DMV at new base and per-page rates (approved).
- Magnesium chloride procurement: Road and Bridge was authorized to advertise bids for 4,000 tons of magnesium chloride; $1,037,000 was budgeted for the purchase (approved for advertisement).
- Justice Services unanticipated revenue adjustments: the board approved multiple budget schedule changes to allocate cigarette-tax receipts ($13,833), juvenile housing revenue ($26,248.35 split to overtime and small assets), lottery tax funds ($4,236.49), and drug-testing supply receipts ($15,110.79 across specified accounts).
- County Clerk: FY26 claims batch #24 totaling $741,539.19 and demand batch totaling $42,248.39 were approved for payment.
- Burley Drive private easement vacation: the board approved vacating a portion of Burley Drive contingent on confirmation that adjoining parcels have alternate legal access (motion passed).
Several other items were discussed or postponed: a $6,500 sheriff's jail roof-repair contract was discussed and volunteered to be brought back in executive session for legal review; the release of a $2.39 million surety was delayed pending legal and engineering reinspection (separate article).
