RESOLUTION NO. 306
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO THE ALBANY COUNTY WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT REGARDING A SEPTAGE AND FATS, OILS, AND GREASE RECEIVING STATION AT THE WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT NORTH PLANT AND AMENDING THE 2023 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 7/10/23
By ARPA Executive Committee:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, after receiving a recommendation from its Capital Projects Subcommittee and voting to recommend the project to the Legislature, has now requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $3,500,000 to the Albany County Water Purification District (ACWPD) for a term commencing immediately and ending December 31, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would consists of the design and construction of a new septage and fats, oils, and grease receiving station at the North Plant, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $3,500,000 to the ACWPD regarding a septage and fats, oils, and grease receiving station at the Water Purification District North Plant, for a term commencing immediately and ending December 31, 2025, and, be it fur...
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