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Commissioners approve $26M school financing, equipment purchase, SRO position and parks ordinance change
Summary
The board approved an installment financing resolution authorizing up to $26 million for Rock Springs and Catawba Springs elementary renovations, authorized a budgeted CAT 275 compact track loader purchase for Solid Waste, approved a 0.333 SRO position for a charter school, and adopted an ordinance amending parks weapons restrictions to permit case‑transported bows and arrows or special permits.
The Board adopted a resolution authorizing installment financing of up to $26,000,000 to fund remodeling and expansion work at Rock Springs and Catawba Springs elementary schools; staff reported a planned public sale and an anticipated principal amount in line with staff projections.
The board also approved a budgeted purchase of a CAT 275 compact track loader for Solid Waste (budgeted $150,000; Sourcewell contract price $149,832). The sheriff's office requested and the board approved adding a 0.333 school resource officer (SRO) position to support the charter school (the school pays 10 months of salary/benefits; county covers two months). Finally, the board approved an amendment to Lincoln County Code chapter 97 clarifying weapons rules in parks, including permitting a bow and arrow while transported in a case between a vehicle and a boat or by special permit from Parks & Rec.
Votes on these routine operational and finance items were recorded as approved by voice vote.
