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Simpson County Fiscal Court delays decision on ARPA-funded clerk/PVA building as some favor park community center
Summary
Deputy Clerk Grace Dickens and PVA Alison Cummings told the court their offices face a near-term permanent-records storage shortfall and urged using ARPA funds for a new County Clerk/PVA building; several magistrates opposed that plan and prefer directing ARPA toward a community center at the county park. No action was taken; the court will revisit the issue July 19.
County officials on July 5 pressed the Simpson County Fiscal Court to decide how to spend federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, but the court did not reach a resolution.
Deputy Clerk Grace Dickens and Property Valuation Administrator Alison Cummings told the court they face growing, permanent records-storage needs as Simpson County’s workload expands. Both officials presented inventories of records that require permanent retention and said current office space is approaching capacity. "We are fast approaching storage capacity and need…
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