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Montgomery County plans to use remaining $8.23M in ARPA funds Montgomery County unobligated $2.87 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding during the Oct. 24 Commissioners Court meeting in an effort to use funding before it expires in 2024. Unobligated funding is no longer designated toward a specific purpose and can be repurposed. Two-minute impact During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the county dedicated ARPA funding toward staffing local hospitals with nurses and medical personnel. Out of that funding, as of Oct. 24, the county still holds $2.87 million, which was no longer being used by the local hospitals. The county already has a certain number of projects that will use a total of $8.23 million in funding before it is frozen against potential
Conroe approves Hyatt budget
$5.3 million in ARPA unobligated funds ARPA funds remaining
Colin Boothe, Conroe’s director of finance and assistant city administrator, shared a draft fiscal year 2023-24 budget Nov. 8 for the Hyatt Regency Conroe and Convention Center, which projects $10.7 million in reve- nue and $11.38 million in expenses. Council approved the budget Nov. 9. In a nutshell The updated budget figures are, at the request of council, a decrease from the hotel’s original projections of $12.76 million in revenues and $12.75 million in expenses. Prior to opening in May, council approved a $5.1 million cash infusion to sustain hotel operations. By September 2024, around $638,575 of the original $5.1 million is expected to remain, according to Nov. 8 documents.
$2.87 million previously slated for nurse staffing
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further uses, including: • $5 million toward a new radio tower in Precinct 1 • $155,850 for a new mental health investigator What else? County Budget Officer Amanda Carter also requested roughly $2 million be set aside for pay- roll and emergency purposes. Precinct 3 Com- missioner James Noack requested the remaining funds, which totaled to just over $1 million, also be frozen and have no more ARPA expenditures in fiscal year 2023-24.
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