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Madison County and recipient cities report ARPA-funded projects largely on track ahead of 2026 spending deadline
Summary
Mayors and city staff updated the Madison County Board of Supervisors on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) subawards for Ridgeland and Madison, and county staff reviewed countywide ARPA spending. Officials said most projects are underway or complete and are on a schedule intended to meet the December 2026 federal deadline.
City and county officials told the Madison County Board of Supervisors on July 7 that projects paid with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) subawards are largely on schedule and that most of the county’s ARPA dollars have been committed to infrastructure, broadband and recreation work.
City of Ridgeland officials said ARPA money helped expand an originally small detention-pond cleanup at Freedom Ridge Park into a larger Purple Creek basin restoration and ecotourism amenity. According to the city presentation, the Purple Creek work is funded with roughly $3.83 million in combined ARPA and matching sources plus a $1 million outdoor stewardship trust match; contractors had completed…
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