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Whitfield County approves ARC grant application, accepts multiple justice and transportation grants and signs major equipment lease
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved applying for a $2.0 million Appalachian Regional Commission infrastructure grant (with a $2.2 million local match), accepted criminal‑justice and Safe Streets grants, authorized a $532,542 courthouse ramp contract, and ratified a $2.78 million Motorola radio lease funded by 2024 SPLOST.
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners on July 14 approved a series of grant applications and awards and authorized contracts and budget actions intended to improve transportation, public safety and court services.
The board approved submission of an Appalachian Regional Commission infrastructure grant application to fund intersection improvements at S. Dixie Highway and W. Industrial Boulevard. The total project is estimated at $4.2 million; the county will request the maximum $2,000,000 in federal ARC funding and commit $2,200,000 in local funds as the required one‑for‑one match, the board record shows. Commissioner Barry W. Robbins made the motion and Commissioner Robby Staten seconded it; the motion passed 4‑0.
The board also approved several criminal‑justice grant actions. It accepted a Criminal Justice Coordinating Council state grant of $397,919 for Drug Court operations with a county match of $70,221 for the July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 period, and accepted a CJCC award of $175,966 for the Conasauga Mental Health Court with a Murray County…
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