The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 27 approved addenda to ARPA-funded agreements for three projects, revising deadlines and inserting protections to reduce financial risk to the county.

Speaker 5 presented Addendum No. 2 to the MOU with Greenbush and the Family Resource Center. The addendum sets a revised target opening date (identified in the document as April 30, 2025) and revises the period the entity must commit to remain open through Dec. 31, 2028. Commissioners asked whether invoices and receipts would be required before payments; Speaker 5 said invoices and records are required and that the county has required them before payment in practice.

On Sugar Creek, Speaker 5 told commissioners the applicant expects to spend its allocated funds by Oct. 1, 2026 and to be operational by Dec. 31, 2026. The commission moved the facility stay-open deadline to Dec. 31, 2028 and added explicit language requiring the return of project funds to the county if the facility is not open by Dec. 31, 2026. The board discussed that roughly $600,000 was earmarked for Sugar Creek and that part of that allocation is tied to the number of licensed slots; commissioners emphasized a 30% holdback that can be retained until the project demonstrates the agreed slots/licensing are in place.

Speaker 5 also presented an MOU for New Foundations that was aligned with Sugar Creek’s timeline; the transcript shows New Foundations had not spent funds as of the meeting and commissioners approved the addendum and authorized the chairman to sign.

Several commissioners asked for status updates from the applicants and suggested requiring providers to demonstrate licensing and slot numbers before full disbursement. Speaker 5 confirmed the county retains the option to hold back payment until contractual licensing milestones are delivered. Commissioners instructed staff to request updates and to require receipts or licensing confirmations where appropriate.

What happens next: the addenda are to be signed by the chairman and the county will monitor compliance with licensing, slot commitments and the added return-of-funds language. The commission suggested inviting applicants for in-person updates to confirm progress and remaining balances.

Note on specificity: where dollar amounts or exact holdback formulas were discussed the transcript referenced approximate figures (for example, an earmarked $600,000 for Sugar Creek and a 30% holdback); exact contractual language and payment schedules will be confirmed in the signed addenda and contracts.