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Buchanan County approves ARPA spending for jail HVAC replacement and booking counter remodel (2–1)
Summary
On March 2 the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 26‑18 to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to replace a failing jail rooftop unit ($26,770) and remodel the booking counter ($10,694.50); the measure passed 2–1 with Chair Dawn Vogel voting no.
The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors approved March 2 the disbursement of American Rescue Plan Act funds to replace a failing rooftop HVAC unit at the county jail and to remodel the jail booking counter.
Sheriff Buzynski told the board the nearly 17‑year‑old rooftop unit was no longer cooling properly in some zones; the low bid to replace it with a 12‑ton unit is $27,770.00. The sheriff also requested $10,694.50 for remodeling the booking counter in the jail’s booking area.
Kris Wilgenbusch, County Auditor, explained funding options and recommended use of ARPA funds or capital project funds; the resolution notes Buchanan County received an ARPA tranche totaling $4,113,006.00. The board adopted Resolution 26‑18 authorizing the Auditor to make payments for the listed items, specifically recording the RTU at $26,770.00 and the booking counter at $10,694.50.
The vote was recorded as: John Kurtz – aye; Keith Wieland – aye; Dawn Vogel – nay. Chairperson Dawn Vogel said she preferred preserving remaining ARPA funds to cover a shortfall for the startup of an ambulance service, noting she was concerned there “will not be enough funds even with the loan the board has approved.” That concern prompted Vogel’s lone dissent.
(Reporting note: the resolution text in the record references the federal American Rescue Plan Act; standard federal reporting indicates the ARPA legislation was a roughly $1.9 trillion federal package. The county record shows Buchanan County’s ARPA tranche as $4,113,006.00.)
Resolution 26‑18 authorizes the Auditor to disburse ARPA funds as presented; the board did not change the county’s ARPA allocation policy at the meeting.
