County awaits appropriations decisions on CPF and BUILD grants as courthouse and highway work progress

County staff told the board the county is waiting for funding decisions on two major potential sources that would affect courthouse and other capital projects.

Jeremy updated the board that the county expects the Congressmans appropriations office to respond in June regarding CPF funding and that BUILD grant results are also expected in June. He said the county "asked for 4 million" in CPF funding and that, if BUILD were awarded, that grant would take over the project for fiscal 2027.

Jeremy also said the county has engaged a consultant, Gary Twist, to support the assessors office during a transition and to evaluate internal workflows. Separately, a facilities representative (Eric) said the county is still awaiting final courthouse drawings and confirmed a bid opening for the courthouse wall scheduled for Friday.

County highway staff reported engineering and design are at an acceptable stage but that decisions are being postponed until funding is confirmed; that could require scope changes if one or more funding sources are not secured.

No final award decisions were announced at the meeting; board members were told they should expect further updates in June when appropriations and grant determinations are expected.