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Pocomoke City council pauses ARPA-funded public works building plan amid procurement, obligation concerns
Summary
At a public hearing, Pocomoke City council members and residents raised concerns that schematics and procurement steps were missing from an emergency resolution to use ARPA funds for a public works building; staff warned roughly $278,000 could be lost unless obligated by Dec. 31. The council recessed to follow up.
Pocomoke City council opened a public hearing on an emergency resolution to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a public works building and paused the measure after members raised questions about missing schematics, procurement steps and a looming obligation deadline.
At the meeting, a city staff speaker said that about $910,000 in ARPA funding had been previously bid and obligated but that roughly $278,090 remained and would need to be under contract or a purchase order by Dec. 31 to avoid returning the funds to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. "If…
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