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Votes at a glance: Park County commissioners actions, May 12, 2026
Summary
At the May 12 meeting, Park County commissioners approved a series of routine and grant-related motions including a family conveyance, mine-tax allocation acceptance, trustee appointments, multiple MDOT/MDOC grant steps, procurement contracts, and budget-related approvals; one intercounty authorizing statement was tabled.
Park County commissioners took the following formal actions during their May 12, 2026 meeting. Where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally, approval was by voice vote and recorded as passed.
- Family conveyance approved: authorized a family conveyance transfer among Bruce and Pamela (and their son Sterling) for property on East River Road to support estate planning. (Motion approved.)
- Appendix A (2026 annual allocation of metal mines license tax revenue): commission accepted and signed Appendix A, confirming Park County as an eligible recipient. (Motion approved.)
- Appointments: approved recommended appointments to special-district trustee boards (water, fire, resort-area districts) per attached memo. (Motion approved.)
- MDT SB536 funding — Horse Creek: authorized signing to accept a $75,000 award to assist the Horse Creek bridge construction. (Motion approved.)
- Resolution to commit funds for Shields River Road over Flathead Creek bridge replacement: commission signed a resolution committing local match to enable a Montana Department of Commerce grant application (project est. $1.1M–$1.4M). (Resolution approved.)
- Application on behalf of Silver Gate Water Users Association: approved county application for DNRC Renewable Resources Grant and Loan (RRGL) funds to prepare a preliminary engineering report (PER). (Motion approved.)
- MDT SB536 request — Hillary Bridge: approved requesting approximately $67,000 in SB536 funds to help repair Hillary Bridge on Main Boulder Road. (Motion approved.)
- Task Order 56 amendment: approved an amendment to add $6,859 for engineering fees to an existing grant related to Horse Creek Road bridges. (Motion approved.)
- Gravel procurement contracts: approved contracts to procure and haul gravel to multiple county roads (low-bid contract signed as announced by Public Works). (Motion approved.)
- Road stabilization contract: approved contract with W.E. Dust Control for chloride-based road stabilization. (Motion approved.)
- IAP 2026 amendment: approved a small grant amendment (add $6,859). (Motion approved.)
- CDC public-health vendor approval: approved continuation of CDC-funded public-health workforce vendor/vendor approval for Park County draft PHSI funding. (Motion approved.)
- Authorizing statement for LGA grant application (Custer-Gallatin working group): motion to table until next week for more information was approved.
- Meeting minutes: approved minutes for May 5 and May 6–7, 2026. (Motion approved.)
All listed approvals were recorded in the meeting transcript as motions, seconded and approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
