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Albany County officials say EMC digital sign variance will return to planning commission July 14
Summary
County staff updated the Board of Commissioners on a planned electronic message center (EMC) on the south side of the courthouse, saying a variance was tabled at planning commission and will be reheard July 14; staff warned ARPA funding tied to the project must be spent or returned.
Jake, a county staff member, told the Albany County Board of Commissioners the EMC digital sign proposed for the south side of the courthouse has been tabled at the Planning Commission and will be returned for rehearing on July 14. "It is gonna be back on the agenda for the July 14 planning commission, meeting to have that re heard," Jake said.
The project matters because the county has already obligated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the sign and risks returning those funds if the project is not completed. Jake said the county’s ARPA obligation deadline already passed and that the completion deadline for the…
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