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Commission authorizes Industrial Development Board to use PILOT funds for local projects including airport work and business-park match
Summary
Robertson County amended prior resolutions to permit use of Red River Preserve PILOT funds for multiple local projects, including airport match contributions, $1 million for White House Union Springs Business Park, $50,000 for Portland-area improvements, and $500,000 for surveying/design. The resolution passed unanimously.
The Robertson County Commission voted June 15 to amend earlier resolutions governing pilot (in-lieu-of tax) payments so the Robertson County Industrial Development Board (also referenced as the County Economic Development Board) can deploy Red River Preserve PILOT funds across several local projects.
The resolution cites prior authorizations dating back to 2011 and subsequent reallocations, and it enumerates reimbursements and local-match contributions for airport improvements and other infrastructure work. The text of the resolution lists multiple local match or reimbursement amounts, including smaller airport match items ($17,062.50 and $56,587.50 among listed airport-related contributions), $20,247.00 for runway environmental study work, $50,000 to the City of Portland for traffic and infrastructure work, a $1,000,000 local-match contribution for the White House Union Springs Business Park (supporting roughly $4,000,000 in roadway and infrastructure), and $500,000 for surveying, engineering and bid-package preparation tied to roadway and site work.
Commissioners debated the procedural motion and then approved the amendment unanimously (19 yes, 0 no; 5 absent). The motion to approve was offered by Commissioner Couts and seconded by Commissioner Billy R Dorris. The resolution directs that funds be provided from the Red River Preserve PILOT funds and to reimburse the Industrial Development Board per the schedule noted in the resolution.
The resolution references multiple prior county resolutions that had previously constrained PILOT fund use to the Red River Preserve project and authorized discrete uses (airport fuel system, water tank in Coopertown, White House Business Park match, etc.). The new action broadens available uses and authorizes specific reimbursements and match amounts as enumerated in the resolution text.
The resolution does not detail the scheduled timing of each reimbursement or the specific procurement mechanism for work funded by the PILOT allocations; county staff follow-up is required to track those implementation steps.
