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Muscatine County waives ARPA repayment requirement for Muscatine Power and Water
Summary
Muscatine County supervisors voted to waive a repayment provision in a prior ARPA grant agreement for Muscatine Power and Water after the utility’s manager said the board likely did not intend the term to apply to a government utility; supervisors discussed legal and budgetary implications before approving the waiver.
Muscatine County supervisors voted April 20 to waive a repayment requirement tied to an ARPA-funded broadband grant after Muscatine Power and Water said the utility did not intend to be treated as a for‑profit recipient.
Gage Houston, general manager of Muscatine Power and Water, told the board that “we are not a for profit company” and that MPW misunderstood the repayment term when it executed the agreement. Houston said the county grant (used to close a funding gap alongside state NOFA 7 funds) would have required repayment if the grantee charged customers for services created…
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