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Faulkner County reports courthouse project completed; jail bid delayed and road work to continue
Summary
County officials told the Quorum Court the courthouse renovation is finished, the jail bid was postponed to allow final power calculations, and chip-seal work is complete with limited asphalt work planned before the contractor seasonal shutdown.
Faulkner County officials told the Quorum Court that the county courthouse project is complete, bidding on the new jail has been postponed to allow further power calculations, and road crews have finished this year’s chip-seal work with several miles of asphalt planned before winter shutdown.
County Administrator (acting) Higgins reported the courthouse project finished and is ready for the county to occupy. Higgins said the jail bid opening was postponed after staff discovered incomplete power calculations needed to produce competitive bids; he said bidding will be delayed by about a week to allow the missing data to be compiled.
Tom Anderson, who presented the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) and road reports, told the court the ARP ledger shows a recent payment of $88,250 to…
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