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Commission dedicates $48 million in ARPA-funded utility upgrades back to local utility districts
Summary
The commission adopted four resolutions dedicating ARPA-funded utility assets to local districts (Knox Chapel, Friendsville, South Blount, Tuckaleechee). Mayor Ed Mitchell said the ARPA projects — about $48 million — improved resiliency such as adding a second water line to Townsend.
The Blount County Commission voted to dedicate ARPA-funded utility infrastructure back to local utility districts, passing four related resolutions in a single vote.
Mayor Ed Mitchell described the work as a substantial, largely in-house effort that used ARPA grants to support roughly $48 million in upgrades, including interconnections between systems and a second water line to Townsend that improves resiliency in event of rock slides or main-line failures. "This was about $48,000,000 worth of infrastructure upgrades that we did over the last 3–4 years," the mayor said, urging the commission not to lose sight of the project's scale.
Clerk and commissioners noted the measures were forwarded with favorable budget-committee recommendations and carried with a recorded vote (16 yes, 1 abstention on the combined package). The dedicated assets will remain under the operational control of the respective utility districts per the adopted resolutions.
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