County

RBC issues more than $200K in grants

RBC I With interest rates at less than one-half of one percent, $18 million (the principal amount in the County Capital Improvement Trust Fund CCITF) does not generate the kind of revenue it used to bring in.
Rio Blanco County commissioners Shawn Bolton, Ken Parsons and Kai Turner recently heard requests from seven Meeker and Rangely non-profit organizations requesting more than $286,000 in grants. With only $50,000 of CCITF funds available, the commissioners created the…