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County awarded $600,000 RCO grant; board to replace elected member with county road director
Summary
Carbon County received a $600,000 Rural Communities Opportunity grant to build a connecting road; GOEO requires no elected officials manage the grant, so the board identified Road Department Director Daniel Luke to replace Commissioner Larry Jensen on the project board.
Shanny Wilson told the board that the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Carbon County $600,000 under the Rural Communities Opportunity (RCO) Grant to build a road connecting Ridge Road to County property.
GOEO informed county staff that an elected official may not serve on the board managing the grant. The board discussed options and proposed Daniel Luke, Director of the Road Department, as a County-employee replacement for Commissioner Larry Jensen; Daniel was cited as an appropriate choice because he will work closely with staff on the road project. Shanny also said the County is working on a HUD application that, if approved, could cover the remaining road construction costs. The board's change aligns membership with GOEO grant-management requirements and nominates a departmental director to oversee implementation.
