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Wilson County reallocates ARPA funds to complete emergency operations center, approves Expo expansion and equipment purchases
Summary
The commissioners approved reallocating ARPA dollars to close a funding gap on the county’s $6.26 million Emergency Operations Center contract, approved $4.2 million toward an Expo Center expansion/shelter-of-last-resort, and authorized purchase of a precinct-shared wood chipper and skid-steer replacements.
Wilson County Commissioners on Aug. 12 approved a package of allocations from federal ARPA funds and related reserves to finish an emergency operations center and advance expansion of the Wilson County Expo and Community Center.
Brenda Trevino, the county auditor, told the court the general-contractor award for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) totaled about $6.26 million and that the county has roughly $5.1 million in state appropriated funds available. Trevino asked the court to reallocate $1,080,362 from ARPA to cover the remaining construction…
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