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Burrillville council returns ARPA money and approves $94,500 master-plan study for Harrisville-Pasco water merger
Summary
Council voted to return $500,000 previously allocated for a Harrisville waterline connection back to ARPA and approved $94,500 to Stan Tech Consulting Services to develop a water-system master plan to explore merging the Harrisville Fire District and Pasco utility district.
The Burrillville Town Council voted on Sept. 11 to reverse a prior ARPA allocation of $500,000 for a Harrisville Fire District waterline connection and return that money to the ARPA funding pool. The council also approved appropriating $94,500 in ARPA funds to Stan Tech Consulting Services to develop a water-system master plan that would study merging the Harrisville Fire District and the Pasco utility district water systems.
Council discussion noted that earlier appropriations were contingent on receiving additional grants; the town manager and the ARPA subcommittee reviewed proposed uses and recommended returning the larger appropriation to allow flexible planning. The executive-subcommittee members who reviewed the consultant letter recommended moving forward with the study and confirmed there is time in the ARPA commitment window to complete the work.
Council approved both motions by voice vote; Mr. Anderson made the motion to return funds and to appropriate the $94,500 for the master-plan study, and the vice president seconded the appropriation motion. The motion record shows the council intends to commit all ARPA funds by the end of the applicable grant/commitment period and will proceed only when feasible.
