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County adopts resolution to accept $750,000 federal planning grant for Crossroads study
Summary
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2026-13 authorizing a preliminary engineering agreement with JEO Consulting Group to carry out the Lincoln County Crossroads Study using $749,984.37 in federal RAiSE grant funds, directing a public-engagement process and clarifying federal timeline concerns.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to adopt Resolution 2026-13, authorizing the chair to sign a preliminary engineering services agreement with JEO Consulting Group Inc. for the Lincoln County Crossroads Study.
The agreement covers a federally funded planning study budgeted at $749,984.37. Commissioner Run said the contract is “strictly for the $750,000 that we received from the federal government for the planning study,” and that the county’s role is to accept the planning funds and complete the required work to remain eligible for federal implementation grants.
Why it matters: county leaders said the study will produce a fact-finding needs analysis and options the county can use to pursue future implementation funding. Commissioners emphasized that signing the agreement does not obligate the county to any construction projects; it sets a planning baseline and public-engagement schedule intended to inform later decisions.
What the board discussed: commissioners heard that JEO’s public-engagement plan includes two town-hall meetings and two pop-up outreach events, plus stakeholder sessions with local industry groups such as the cattlemen and the inland-port board. Commission members asked whether the grant included reimbursement for the county’s earlier $9,000 grant-writing expense to West Central; staff said such reimbursements are sometimes possible but are not explicit in the JEO agreement.
A motion to adopt the resolution was amended to correct the project identifier to DPS-56(40) and then approved by roll call. Commissioners said they expect the consultant to begin public engagement the following month and to seek limited federal amendments if timing adjustments are needed to fully capture an 18-month study schedule.
Next steps: JEO will move forward with the planning contract and public-engagement timeline; county staff will check whether any reimbursement for prior grant-writing costs can be added or addressed separately.
