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West Warwick council obligates ARPA funds for trucks, IT, roads and youth center repairs; accepts state public-safety grant requiring 50% match
Summary
The West Warwick Town Council on Dec. 17 voted to obligate and reassign American Rescue Plan Act funds for several municipal purchases and accepted a state recovery grant for public safety improvements requiring a 50% local match.
The West Warwick Town Council on Dec. 17 voted to obligate and reassign American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds across several previously approved projects and to accept an offered state recovery grant for public-safety facility improvements that carries a 50% local match requirement.
Finance staff explained the council was formalizing obligations per U.S. Treasury guidance so previously approved ARPA awards are properly encumbered. The council approved an interdepartmental agreement to obligate $400,000 previously allocated for a ladder and engine purchase for the fire department; a second agreement assigned ARPA funds to purchase a camera truck for the wastewater treatment facility; and a third agreement released residual ARPA funds from earlier…
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