In Plymouth, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, passed in the spring of 2021, the federal government allocated over one hundred million dollars to the County of Plymouth. Plymouth County Commissioners have overseen the distribution of these funds to the 26 towns, plus the City of Brockton that make up Plymouth County. So how much of this amount has been distributed?
WATD’s Bobbi Clark has more…
County Commission Chairman Jared Valanzola:
“Distributed so far by the County has been seventy-one million, seven hundred ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred thirteen dollars and seventy-four cents.”
And there is a deadline coming up:
“So each community has been asked to submit to the County by September 30th of this year, what their intention is with their remaining allocation.”
So, what if a town doesn’t use all funds that have been allocated?
“We will redistribute any funds that are not going to be committed by other communities to communities that could use those funds.”
Valanzola says several towns have already met their cap…
“…the Town of Plymouth being one of those communities that have already met their cap. The cap, based on population: eleven million, fifty-five thousand four hundred and twenty-four dollars. All of those funds have been awarded to the Town of Plymouth.”
And what about administrative costs?
“Right now Plymouth County has expended about 1 percent of our funds on administrative costs—the national average is 7 to 10 percent.”
In Plymouth, Bobbi Clark, WATD News.
