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Board directs ARPA savings, interest toward broadband middle-mile and mesh network completion
Summary
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors approved staff’s recommendation to apply ARPA savings and interest earnings toward completing the county’s broadband middle‑mile and mesh network, citing federal deadlines and remaining funding gaps.
YUMA — The Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted June 23 to allocate remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) savings and interest earnings toward the county’s broadband middle‑mile project and a related mesh (access‑point) network, county officials said.
County administrators told the board staff has obligated the county’s $41.5 million in ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and reported roughly $31.2 million in expenditures to date, leaving about $10.3 million available for remaining projects. Staff also reported approximately $788,739 in interest earnings on ARPA funds. Because federal rules require expenditure of certain ARPA funds by December 30, 2026, staff…
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