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Commissioner reports $1.5M in RS 2477 litigation funding expected after state lawmaker coordination
Summary
Commissioner Celeste Meyeres told the commission that staff worked with State Representative Logan Monson to secure $1.5 million in RS 2477 litigation funding (reported as $500,000 annually) and urged addressing a statutory preliminary municipality issue.
During the May 26 meeting Commissioner Celeste Meyeres reported on recent legislative coordination and potential state funding for RS 2477 litigation.
Meyeres said county staff, led by Taylor Glover, worked with State Representative Logan Monson to request litigation funding related to RS 2477 rights-of-way. She told commissioners the county expects $1.5 million in total support, to be paid as $500,000 annually. Meyeres also said the county needs to press for changes to the statute that govern preliminary municipality issues.
The report was delivered as part of the commission’s regular legislative-update agenda item; no formal county action was recorded on RS 2477 funding during the meeting. Commissioners also noted other project updates and attendance at training and community events.
