County gives consensus to proceed with Rural Infrastructure Fund applications for Alkali Ridge and other local housing projects
Summary
County and city officials discussed Business Oregon's Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) applications for Alkali Ridge and other local housing projects, including a proposed Phase 1 budget of about $1.4 million for 23 lots; the court gave consensus to proceed with grant applications and offered to provide letters of support and potential county match subject to final appropriation.
County and city representatives discussed Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) grant applications to build infrastructure for housing at Alkali Ridge and other sites. City staff described phase 1 as 23 lots with infrastructure costs estimated at about $1.4 million and said some water and sewer work is already in place. The city asked the county to authorize use of a notional county match in the application package and to provide a letter of support; county commissioners agreed by consensus to allow staff to prepare and submit the application and to provide a letter when details are finalized.
City staff stressed the project is stage‑based (phase 1 only) and that additional funding sources would be pursued if the RIF award is partial. "1,400,000 for 23 lots in phase 1," a city representative summarized when describing the scope. Commissioners discussed the competitiveness of the RIF program, matching scenarios and contingencies if the award is smaller than requested. The court emphasized that authorizing an application and including a potential county match in the proposal does not commit county funds until formal appropriation requests return to the court for approval.
City and county staff said they will return with more precise budgets and conditions for any county match before formal commitment.
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