County to develop ARC-funded economic development strategic plan, staff to collect stakeholder input
Summary
Saint Clair County will use ARC funds to produce an economic development strategic plan, conduct one-on-one stakeholder interviews, and use Innovate Alabama funds ($45,000) as the local match to qualify for future implementation grants.
County staff described a multi-stage approach to the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant: develop an economic development strategic plan (no zoning component), hold one-on-one stakeholder interviews to collect high-quality input and then use the plan to identify infrastructure projects and write follow-on grants. "We're required to have a strategic plan to get ARC money, right?" the presenter asked during the briefing to emphasize statutory grant conditions and the need for public feedback.
Staff noted Innovate Alabama would provide $45,000 toward the match for ARC, reducing the county’s cash match obligation; they also outlined procurement and federal grant compliance steps to ensure invoicing and RFQ/procurement requirements are met when ARC or federal dollars are used for engineering work.
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