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County administrator: $2M in ARPA set for broadband; 10% spent, commissioners press for on-time completion
Summary
County Administrator Andrew Keller told the Richland County Board on Jan. 6 that the Broadband Ohio project has $2,000,000 in ARPA funding for 748 last-mile connections and that $200,000 (10%) has been expended; commissioners emphasized monitoring and concern about meeting federal expenditure deadlines.
During the board’s Jan. 6 meeting, a visitor raised questions about the status and timing of ARPA-funded projects and whether all ARPA monies must be spent by the federal deadline. County Administrator Andrew Keller described the county’s approach and the status of major ARPA projects.
"Those resolutions, we have renewed annually. They apply to procurement," Keller said, describing two routine resolutions the board adopted to align county purchasing with federal thresholds. He added that the micro-purchase threshold is $50,000 and the simplified acquisition threshold is $350,000 "set by the Code of Federal Regulations."
Keller provid…
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