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Supervisors table $275,000 Little Sue Park road repaving request pending research on CIP, LOST and gaming funds
Summary
A request to fund roughly $275,000 to repave about one mile at Little Sue Park was tabled after detailed discussion about available CIP, LOST and gaming fund balances, FEMA reimbursements, and timing to save mobilization costs; the board asked staff to research allowable uses and return next week.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted 4–0 to table a request from Conservation for approximately $275,000 to repave about one mile of road at Little Sue Park while staff confirm eligible funding sources and timing.
Dan Heisel (Conservation) presented the request and said supervisors had previously suggested cutting the project in half to save an estimated $100,000 in mobilization fees. Ryan, the county budget director, outlined local fund balances the board could consider: a projected ending LOST balance of about $228,000, gaming revenues of about $342,000 and $86,000 unallocated in the current‑year CIP plus about $63,000 in prior‑year unallocated CIP funds that may be available depending on the original CIP language. Ryan also noted two conservation projects in LOST that may be eligible for FEMA or HUD reimbursement which could replenish LOST balances in time.
Supervisors discussed the tradeoffs between using LOST, gaming or CIP money, the desirability of avoiding new debt on a long‑lived road project (engineer estimated 25–40 years), and the uncertainty of reimbursements and program eligibility. Chair and staff agreed more research was needed on the borrowable CIP language and on whether prior‑year unallocated amounts could legally be repurposed for the road. Supervisor Pittinger moved to table the item and direct staff to return with answers; the motion passed unanimously.
