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Whitfield County directs ARPA funds to library, creates nonprofit review committee and authorizes RAISE grant application
Summary
The board approved removing the Dalton-Whitfield Library from a special tax district to enable new funding arrangements, authorized a $42,000 ARPA reimbursement to the library, formed a local ARPA nonprofit application review committee (5% of ARPA funds reserved), and approved a resolution to apply for the federal RAISE grant (deadline April 14, 2022).
Whitfield County commissioners on March 16 approved several funding and grant actions intended to expand library resources and pursue federal infrastructure funding.
Commissioner John Thomas moved to remove the Dalton-Whitfield Library from the Special Tax District for Jointly-Funded Services, a change Commissioner Robby Staten seconded. The change, the board was told, allows more funding flexibility; Dalton City offered additional local funding that would bring the combined local…
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