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Commission hears Powell River Blueway Trail and Stand in the Gap presentations; mayor reports ARPA funding and facility updates
Summary
Presenters described river-access plans and youth-prevention programs. County Mayor Brooks reported cuts to a recovery grant, estimated $6.2M in ARPA funds for the county, courthouse modifications and a planned Family Justice Center ribbon-cutting.
The Claiborne County Commission heard two outside presentations and received updates from County Mayor Brooks at its May 17 meeting.
Ron Lambert of the Powell River Blueway Trail told commissioners the group is creating free river access points roughly every 3–5 miles along the Powell River and said the annual regatta was postponed this year; he directed the public to powellriverblueway.org for additional information. Resident Ann Partin publicly thanked the commission for recent road work in the Gap Creek area.
Dan Spurlock of the Stand in the Gap coalition described prevention and intervention programs for youth, including plans to partner with juvenile justice for intervention programs and a parent/teacher/SRO training program scheduled to begin in September; he invited the public to the coalition’s weekly Monday meetings.
County Mayor Brooks updated the commission on grants and county projects: the Local Government Recovery and Rebuilding direct appropriation grant for FY21 has been reduced by half, the county expects about $6.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds (approximately $3.1M arriving this month and $3.1M early next year), courtroom modifications should finish within two weeks and remain under budget by about $4,500, and the Family Justice Center project is projected to be about $15,000 under budget with a ribbon-cutting planned for June 18, 2021.
No formal action resulted from the presentations; commissioners thanked the presenters and noted opportunities to coordinate on recreation, youth prevention and public-safety-related support services.
