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County director outlines ARPA monitoring, COVID-kit distribution and facilities projects
Summary
County Director John Cronin updated the Norfolk County Commissioners on ARPA monitoring, a delivered $100,000 probate award, COVID-test-kit distribution and a slate of facilities projects set for fall and spring.
County Director John Cronin gave commissioners a status update Oct. 22 on several administrative and capital initiatives funded through federal and county resources.
Cronin said Norfolk County is continuing ARPA monitoring and preparing required quarterly federal reports. He told the board that a prior award of $100,000 to the Norfolk County commissioner of probate has now been delivered to a trust account established with the Secretary of Administration and Finance, resolving a multi-month administrative delay.
On COVID test kits, Cronin said the county purchased roughly 225–250 kits (transcript gave a range) for county personnel and that each employee will receive two boxes containing two test kits each (four tests total per employee). He also said an earlier batch of kits with near-term expiration dates was accepted by the trial court for immediate use so the kits will not go to waste. Cronin added he has discussed a separate order to supply kits to the public school system; Superintendent Jeremy Gay reportedly requested kits and the county will place a separate order to deliver kits directly to the schools.
Cronin reviewed a package of facilities projects approved earlier and beginning this fall and next spring: renovation of the upper commissioners’ office (painting, carpeting, cubicles); studies for building management systems in Wrentham, Brookline and Stoughton (two studies to be procured this fall, one in spring); masonry repointing work at several sites; a mini-split repair in the superior court; an upgrade to the registry of deeds fire alarm; replacement of stairs at the Blue House; and a more substantial project to reclaim, regrade and repave the Dedham District Court parking lot (estimated at $300,000 to be planned for 2026). He said an air-upgrades contract across several sites was virtually complete.
Cronin said staff will stage projects across fall and winter to avoid overloading vendors and county staff and that county engineer Patrick Higgins and acting maintenance supervisor Charles Cushing are coordinating scheduling and vendor engagement.
