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Board accepts declination of ARPA award to Young Kings and Queens; commissioners debate reallocating funds to county needs including HCS water‑line work
Summary
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners accepted the declination of an ARPA award to Young Kings and Queens and rescinded a related housing‑millage grant, while debating whether the returned funds should be routed back into a disproportionately impacted communities pot or used immediately for county infrastructure needs.
The board considered multiple motions Aug. 6 related to reallocation of ARPA and housing‑millage awards previously tied to Young Kings and Queens.
Vice Chair Taylor moved to add agenda items for the regular Aug. 6 meeting to rescind awards and to reallocate ARPA funds for infrastructure work at the Department of Health and Community Services (HCS). After discussion and a brief procedural correction and a rescinded motion, the board voted to accept the organization’s declination of the ARPA award originally awarded in February 2022; the clerk recorded the motion as carried by roll call with all voting members present voting “yes.”
Commissioner Ray asked that any returned funds that originally came from the “disproportionately impacted…
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