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Madison County Board approves dozens of ARPA appropriations, including $6 million for Lake Drive and $8.5 million for Bethalto sewer project
Summary
Madison County Board on Dec. 15 approved a broad slate of immediate emergency appropriations funded by ARPA for county facilities and infrastructure, including $6,000,000 for a Lake Drive stormwater project and $8,500,000 for a Bethalto/Wood River Township sewer interceptor. Committees unanimously recommended the measures.
Madison County’s Board on Dec. 15 unanimously approved a set of immediate emergency appropriations drawn from American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for building upgrades, public‑safety improvements and several large infrastructure projects.
The board’s Finance and Government Operations Committee presented the items and the full board voted to adopt them. The largest single appropriations included $6,000,000 for a Lake Drive stormwater project and $8,500,000 to construct a sewer interceptor serving Bethalto and Wood River Township, both categorized as ARPA‑eligible storm‑water or sewer projects.
Other approved ARPA items include $1,211,953 for engineering on the Long…
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