Fayette County commissioners approve two $250,000 allocations for Appalachian Heights project and plant upgrades
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At a February Fayette County Commission meeting, commissioners approved transferring $250,000 in ARPA funds to NRG RDA for the Appalachian Heights project and separately approved $250,000 for plant upgrades intended to increase treatment capacity. Commissioners noted ARPA spending deadlines and asked to be notified if costs exceed estimates.
At a Fayette County Commission meeting in February, commissioners approved two separate $250,000 allocations tied to the Appalachian Heights development and related water-treatment upgrades.
The commission voted to transfer $250,000 in previously allocated funds to NRG RDA for the Appalachian Heights project, which commissioners said is intended to fund infrastructure work at the Mount Hope site. "For the record, we did allocate the $250,000 to the city in Mount Hope for the Appalachian Heights project," said Unidentified Speaker 4, who made the motion to approve the transfer. The motion passed by voice vote.
Mayor (Unidentified Speaker 9), who addressed the commission on behalf of the city, described the development plan as a multi-part effort requiring sewer and water infrastructure. "The upgrades ... are going to double our output at our plant," the mayor said, describing the plant improvements as necessary to support future growth in the region and to position the city to deliver treated water across a wider area.
Commissioners then approved the mayor's separate request for $250,000 to start the plant upgrades. Unidentified Speaker 4 moved the item and said the funding would enable Mount Hope to connect and expand service. The motion passed by voice vote.
Commissioners noted both allocations originated from ARPA and raised the deadline pressure for spending: "There's an issue with spending the money down by the end of this calendar year because it came from ARPA funds," Unidentified Speaker 4 said. The commission asked the mayor to return if project costs exceed the approved amounts.
The motions recorded at the meeting did not itemize specific contract awards or detailed line-item budgets for the upgrades; commissioners instructed city staff to notify the commission if additional funding is needed. The commission did not set a follow-up vote date on additional funding during the meeting.
The meeting record shows the transfer and the plant-upgrade allocation were both approved; the mayor thanked the commission for its support and said the city would report back as work proceeds.