Officials warn ARPA funds must be spent by Dec. 31; five projects remain

Sep 24, 2026

County staff reported five ARPA-funded projects with remaining balances — forest lands, pictometry, EMS/AED purchases, IT improvements and a law-enforcement records system — and reminded project leads they must be paid before the Dec. 31 deadline or risk returning funds.

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Jenna Kelly, county treasurer, summarized remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) projects that still have funds to spend and emphasized the statutory timing constraint: the projects must be fully spent by Dec. 31.

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