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Guadalupe County discusses uses for remaining $2M in ARPA funds
Summary
County officials reviewed options for about $2,000,000 left from ARPA allocations — including radio replacement, capital-project contingencies, volunteer fire department support, and hospital equipment — and asked staff for refined cost estimates before making commitments.
The county judge told the court there is “about $2,000,000 left” unallocated from the county's ARPA projects and reminded commissioners that any commitments must be made by Dec. 31, 2024, with expenditures completed by Dec. 31, 2026. He asked for feedback on a short list of potential uses and for staff to return with refined numbers.
County staff and commissioners outlined several priorities under consideration: lifecycle radio replacement for law enforcement and fire, additional contingency funding for ongoing capital projects (an emergency operations center, a fire station and a warehouse), possible memoranda of understanding with the City of Seguin to place temporary fire-station structures on city property, additional equipment or projects at the county hospital, and targeted funding for volunteer fire departments that still need gear and bunker equipment. “If we need to work on any MOUs with the city, the hospital, [or] additional agreements with the volunteer fire departments, we need to have attorney involvement,” the county judge said.
Patrick Pender, who briefs the court on construction projects, told commissioners he expects tentative construction numbers by next month and noted some projects are already about 70 percent planned and are currently being bid. Commissioners emphasized the risk that utility relocations — including a possible 1,000-foot sewer extension — could increase costs and affect allocations. Several members said they prefer narrowing priorities now and having staff return with ballpark figures so the court can decide how to commit remaining funds before the statutory deadline.
