Carbon County Officials have been successful in the effort to fund a new building at the Fairgrounds. Plans call for a structure that will include a concession stand, restrooms and a storage unit at the new soccer complex, which is under construction between the trail head for the Carbon Trail System and the Remote Control Model Airfield.
Bids for the building were opened at the regular County Commission meeting of February 1, and the low bid of $237,400 from Bodec, Inc. was acknowledged and forwarded to the Engineering Department for review.
County Commissioners had anticipated additional funding for the project from the Carbon County Recreation and Transportation Special Services District, which had already provided about $450,000. But with significantly decreasing mineral lease royalties, the CCRTSSD has become more conservative and a request for additional funding was denied.
Application was then made for a $289,000 supplemental grant from the Permanent Community Impact Board and the full amount was recently awarded to the County. The grant will also cover the unexpected costs incurred last fall for drilling, blasting and hauling away a subsurface layer of mancos shale.
In addition to the $450,000 from the District, the funding package for the $1.2 million soccer complex has included a previous CIB grant of $552,500, a $75,000 recreation grant from the Eccles Foundation, a $20,000 donation from Castleview Hospital, and $100,000 in Transient Room Tax revenue. A Utah Youth Soccer League grant will provide goals for the soccer field.
Commissioner Casey Hopes said Bodec, Inc. will be the contractor and has been working with the county to finalize the configuration of the building. He said it will be the same basic concept but with some possible variations.
Construction is expected to be completed sometime this summer.
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