Committee hears facility project updates and recent county expenditures

Committee members delivered department reports highlighting several active projects and recent expenditures.

Speaker 5 said the extension pool remodel received one bid (Mike Marshall) in the ~$18,000 range and that contractor mobilization is planned for next week with a targeted completion window that would allow extension moves by March. The new boilers are in place and a state inspection is scheduled this month after early operational bugs were addressed.

Speaker 7 summarized county spending: November totals were $439,186.82, including retaining wall materials and equipment parts; December totals were $514,658.28, including a $144,206.46 county road project payment and payroll/prepaids. Speaker 7 also described purchasing a "tool cat" outfitted for winter maintenance and reported two boat‑landing grant applications due Feb. 1; each landing was estimated at about $536,000 with a 50/50 grant cost share, leaving the county liable for just over $250,000 per landing if awarded.

Speakers stressed that funding availability and state grant timing may delay construction; the state has over‑allocated some boat‑landing funds so applications could be held to the next funding cycle. Members agreed to continue planning and bring cost estimates forward when funding status changes.

The reports were informational; no formal votes occurred on these projects at this meeting.