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Fall River officials present ARPA status report, cite audit clearance and remaining Lewiston Street work
Summary
City staff told the finance committee the city has spent roughly $45.3 million of $69 million in ARPA funds and cleared a federal single audit, and described timelines and savings estimates for several capital projects while noting large work (Lewiston Street) remains.
City administration presented a 150‑page status report on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bristol County Treasury projects to the Fall River City Council Committee on Finance, saying the city has met federal obligation deadlines and cleared a recent federal single audit.
The report, delivered to the committee by a staff member who prepared the document for the mayor’s office, said, "we have expended, dollars 45,302,655 of our $69,000,000 that was city ARPA funds," and that Bristol County Treasury disbursements totaled about $14,202,513 of roughly $16 million allocated to the city. The presenter also told the committee that the single audit of March 2025 included ARPA program compliance review and returned no findings.
Committee members said the update matters because ARPA spending is tied to infrastructure, public services and future operating budgets. The presenter described how changing…
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