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Manager: $660,000 in conservation trust funds can pay maintenance but not programming
Summary
County staff told commissioners the conservation trust fund holds about $660,000 and is intended for maintenance of recreation facilities (not programming); the county has not budgeted for a turf replacement and faces choices about using restricted funds or finding dedicated recreation funding.
County Manager Candace Bridal told the board that conservation trust fund receipts are quarterly payments intended for maintenance of recreation facilities and cannot be used for programming. She said the fund had a rolling balance of about $660,000 and that the county is required to report expenditures to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). "Conservation trust funds... It is not for recreation programming. It is for the maintenance of recreation facilities," Bridal said.
Bridal warned that replacing turf would cost about $800,000 to $1,000,000 at the time of replacement and that the county has not budgeted to touch the conservation trust balance this year. Commissioners discussed whether existing funds or new, dedicated funding streams (districts, partnerships, or targeted taxes) could be used to support recreation programming and asset maintenance. Bridal recommended community outreach and discussions with partners before using restricted funds.
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