County allocates more ARPA funds

With ARPA funds set to expire at the end of December, Freestone County Commissioners Court is working to ensure all the funds allocated to Freestone County are spent.

This was one of the main topics of discussion during The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides direct funding to cities and counties to assist in economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic Freestone County Commissioners Court’s Oct. 2 meeting.

“We need to try to get everything committed by the end of December,” County Judge Linda Grant reminded the commissioners. “And if there are things we could purchase, try to get that wound up.”