The Houston County Commission has already set priorities for how to spend federal recovery funds, but there’s still some money yet to be allocated.
Houston County received nearly $20.6 million through the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, referred to as ARPA. Earlier this year, Houston County commissioners approved a list of priority projects. Price tags on some of those priority projects have gone up with increased costs, but around $2 million of the county’s ARPA funds have not been approved for spending.
But the requirements don’t stop at simply showing a financial hardship. The agency would also have to show that ARPA funds would benefit a significant portion of the community and that the agency has not received other funds to help with the financial hardship.When it comes to the county’s original priority projects, several have moved forward.
A project to replace the windows in the administration building on North Oates Street hit a snag when a single bid came in far over the $4.5 million the county planned to use in ARPA funds. The bid price, which came in around $6.5 million, has since been negotiated down to $5.2 million.
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