Fulton County reviews industrial-park reimbursement, ARPA allocations and surplus material proposal

FULTON COUNTY — Fiscal court members reviewed reimbursements and project changes tied to an industrial-park site-grading project and discussed several ARPA-funded items meant to be committed by year-end.

Speaker 7 walked through a report on a $250,000 project that was financed under an 80/20 state program (state pays 80%, county 20%). He said the work was completed with fewer pilings than originally planned and that the county received a $100,000 advance at the project’s outset. "This is for FY 23-24… authorizing the filing of this application for the previous 2 years for a total of..." Speaker 7 said, reading figures from the packet.

The judge proposed designating the county’s industrial development authority as the eligible recipient for the program and noted the money would flow directly to the IDA rather than appear in county audit frames. Participants discussed surplus construction materials remaining after the altered scope; Speaker 7 suggested, if permitted by the state, selling surplus materials and using proceeds to pay for a road paving application.

Officials also reviewed ARPA-related budget additions, including $100,000 in a locally held account and interest income. Speaker 7 reminded the court an expenditure or contract must be in place by Dec. 31 for ARPA commitments to count toward the spending deadline.

No formal vote on selling surplus materials appears in the transcript. The court approved motions to proceed on project reporting and to submit required applications to the state; final approvals and any state permission to sell material remain to be obtained.