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Clarke County Backs Iowa DOT-Led Railroad Crossing Planning Grant; County Faces No Local Match
Summary
On May 27, 2026 the Clarke County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution 26-090 to support a joint Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) and CRISI planning grant with the Iowa Department of Transportation as lead applicant; the county will serve as a subrecipient and is not required to provide local matching funds.
On May 27, 2026 the Clarke County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 26-090, authorizing the board chair to sign a letter of support for a joint Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) and Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) planning grant application with the Iowa Department of Transportation serving as lead applicant and contracting authority.
The resolution, moved by Supervisor Dean Robins and seconded by Supervisor Brian Sorensen, states that the RCE and CRISI programs provide federal funding for planning and project development to improve the safety and efficiency of at-grade railroad crossings. It records Clarke County's acceptance of the Iowa DOT as lead applicant and reports that Iowa DOT will provide all required non-federal matching funds, meaning Clarke County "shall not be required to contribute any local financial match" for completion of the planning project.
According to the adopted text, Clarke County will participate as a subrecipient and provide necessary information and coordination to support project completion; the county also intends, if funds are awarded, to enter into a Federal-aid Agreement with the Iowa DOT to carry out the project. The resolution directs the chair to provide correspondence and project information to Amanda Martin, CPM Rail Director, Modal Transportation Bureau, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. with Chair Randy Dunbar and Supervisors Dean Robins and Brian Sorensen present; Deputy Auditor Rachel Paulus was listed as present. The board approved the meeting agenda on a unanimous vote before taking up the resolution. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
Formal actions recorded in the meeting minutes include the agenda approval (moved by Robins, seconded by Sorensen; all aye), adoption of Resolution 26-090 (moved by Robins, seconded by Sorensen; adopted), and a motion to adjourn (moved by Robins, seconded by Dunbar; all aye).
