Assumption Parish police jury reallocates ARPA funds to sewer system improvements
December 31, 2024 | Assumption Parish, Louisiana
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On Dec. 30, 2024, the Assumption Parish Police Jury voted to reallocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to advance sewer system improvements and authorized the parish president to sign an interagency agreement with Public Works.
The jury first approved unallocating $10,000 from the hydraulic and feasibility study for the Bayou Crab Water Project and moving that amount to sewer system improvements. A Committee member said, "This is basically to get all the eligible available funding allocated to that sewer project," describing the transfer as a clearing of unallocated ARPA funds toward the sewer project.
The body then approved allocating the remaining $205,190 of ARPA funds to the same sewer improvements project. During discussion, another Committee member asked whether the $205,190 would exclude obligations such as bonds and engineering contracts; the chair and members clarified that existing contracts and obligations had already been accounted for and that the newly allocated amount would serve as contingency and to cover bidding overruns and remaining costs. The transcript records an updated project estimate of roughly $3,100,000, and members noted the additional ARPA dollars were intended to help meet that estimate.
Following the funding approvals, the jury approved and authorized the parish president's signature to enter into an interagency agreement with Public Works related to the sewer improvement project. Each motion was moved and seconded on the record and carried by voice vote.
The decisions transfer designated ARPA dollars to a local infrastructure project intended to support sewer repairs and upgrades. The jury did not provide a detailed spending schedule in this meeting; members said the $205,190 would act as contingency and to address bidding or overrun issues. The next procedural step reflected in the meeting is the execution of the interagency agreement to allow Public Works to proceed with implementation tasks.
The jury first approved unallocating $10,000 from the hydraulic and feasibility study for the Bayou Crab Water Project and moving that amount to sewer system improvements. A Committee member said, "This is basically to get all the eligible available funding allocated to that sewer project," describing the transfer as a clearing of unallocated ARPA funds toward the sewer project.
The body then approved allocating the remaining $205,190 of ARPA funds to the same sewer improvements project. During discussion, another Committee member asked whether the $205,190 would exclude obligations such as bonds and engineering contracts; the chair and members clarified that existing contracts and obligations had already been accounted for and that the newly allocated amount would serve as contingency and to cover bidding overruns and remaining costs. The transcript records an updated project estimate of roughly $3,100,000, and members noted the additional ARPA dollars were intended to help meet that estimate.
Following the funding approvals, the jury approved and authorized the parish president's signature to enter into an interagency agreement with Public Works related to the sewer improvement project. Each motion was moved and seconded on the record and carried by voice vote.
The decisions transfer designated ARPA dollars to a local infrastructure project intended to support sewer repairs and upgrades. The jury did not provide a detailed spending schedule in this meeting; members said the $205,190 would act as contingency and to address bidding or overrun issues. The next procedural step reflected in the meeting is the execution of the interagency agreement to allow Public Works to proceed with implementation tasks.
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