Jackson County Legislature FINALLY Agrees On 70 MILLION BUCKS

The punchline . . .

THIS IS JUST THE START OF FIGHTING OVER HOW TO SPEND THIS MONEY!!!

Here are a few of the deets that were sketched out before the deadline that was REALLY tomorrow.

Check-it . . .

"With their backs against the wall in an "allocate-it-or-lose-it" situation, Jackson County legislators finally passed the plan 8-0 Thursday, with one legislator, Sean Smith, abstaining.

"Thursday's deal splits the ARPA funds into two pots, with half going to county infrastructure needs, and half going to underprivileged communities.

"As to the specific needs to be addressed by those funds, that's a discussion for next year.

"Without an allocation agreement, the county would have been forced to return that money to the federal government.

"This comes after months of contentious deliberation."

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Agreement over ARPA funds means Jackson County will keep $70M, battle on how to spend the money far from over

and now legislators must settle next year's budget.

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The room broke out in applause. After three years on the table with a December 31 deadline looming, the Jackson County Legislature voted to adopt the ARPA ordinance, which now goes to County Executive Frank White for approval.

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