Trousdale County finance committee approves routine purchases, reviews finances and discusses park track repaving

The Trousdale County Finance Committee met to approve routine minutes and purchasing items, review trustees' cash balances and monthly financial summaries and discuss repaving the walking track at the county park, including whether remaining ARPA funds allocated for the park can cover the work.

Committee members voted to approve the meeting minutes and a package of purchasing and budget items, and they accepted the trustees' report and the county's month-to-date financial summaries. Committee discussion identified roughly $500,000 in county funds currently unallocated, a health-department project with a county match reported at about $130,000 and a total project cost staff said is about $730,000, and an ARPA residual tied to a prior park project of $180,645 that may be available for further park work.

Why it matters: The committee's reviews and approvals set the county's near-term spending priorities and clarify available funds for capital work. The parking-track repaving conversation highlights a local infrastructure request that the committee discussed funding with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) balances and other park allocations.

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