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Riley County approves CIP items, approves use of CARES funds for EMS and park projects

Riley County Commission · March 31, 2026
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Summary

After a CIP work session, commissioners approved a slate of capital projects and agreed to use roughly $600,000 of CARES funds (and ARPA reserves) for near‑term needs including EMS equipment, a generator and playground funding; commissioners moved to approve the projects as presented.

Britney Phillips, Riley County budget and finance officer, presented updated CIP requests and a breakdown of ARPA/CARES reserves during the March 30 work session and told commissioners the county will likely need to use a little over $600,000 of CARES funds to cover near‑term obligations, including about $40,000 in final EMS headquarters bills.

Phillips said the total CIP requests were in the county packet and that she would present a department…

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