The Board of Buffalo County Commissioners voted unanimously July 25 to authorize submission of the 2024 Application for the Bridge Improvement Grant (BIG). Commissioner Rex Zastrow moved for approval and Vice-Chair Donita Loudner seconded; the motion carried with all voting Aye (Chairman Dawn Cable, Vice-Chair Loudner, Commissioner Zastrow).
The authorization gives county staff permission to sign and forward the BIG application for 2024, enabling the county to seek state or federal bridge funding as provided through the grant program. The minutes record the motion as a formal action to proceed; no dollar amount for a specific project was listed in the minutes. The board did not record additional conditions attached to the application in these minutes.
The authorization is recorded in the minutes to allow timely submission for 2024 grant cycles. The board will address related project-level decisions, including specific bridge priorities or match funding, in future meetings if the grant progresses to later stages.