Price County board approves short-term debt for highway and capital projects

Price County’s board voted on Feb. 17, 2026 to authorize short-term debt for both 2025 highway construction projects and select 2026 capital purchases. The amendments set authorized financing caps for highway projects and listed estimated project and annual fiscal impacts in the 2026 budget.

Resolution No. 34-24 authorizes financing up to the stated project caps for 2025 highway construction; the board adopted the amendment on a roll-call vote of Yes (13), No (0). Resolution No. 28-25 amends the county’s 2026 capital projects (including IT storage, highway maintenance and vehicle/equipment purchases) for short-term borrowing; the board approved this amendment on a roll-call vote: Yes (12); No (1) — Kopisch. The resolutions record estimated fiscal impacts for 2026 through 2030 and place debt-payment obligations into the 2026 Price County budget.

Key details recorded in the meeting materials include project caps (for highway projects: up to $3,100,000; other listed caps in the adopted language) and a 2026 fiscal-impact total line for the county (e.g., $2,160,392 noted in the resolution language). Board members emphasized that the financing would be used to advance identified projects while tracking budget impacts across multiple years.