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County creates $2.35M small-community grant program and backs Amtrak rolling-stock purchases
Summary
The commission approved a Royal Community Grant Program allocating $350,000 for 2026 and $2 million for 2027 to small communities, and separately approved a letter urging Congress to move forward on purchasing new long-distance rail cars for Amtrak; both items were approved on April 7.
Williams County commissioners on April 7 approved a new Royal Community Grant Program and authorized a letter supporting federal action on Amtrak rolling stock.
County staffer Lindsay presented the new grant program, which will use proceeds from the county’s extended 1% sales tax quality-of-life allocation. The program sets aside $2.35 million across two years: $350,000 available for expenditure in 2026 and…
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