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By John Estridge A public hearing was held at the beginning of the Liberty Town Council Monday, April 5, meeting concerning the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) grant application for a $700,000 grant to help pay for a $2.1 million water project in and around Liberty. Mike Kleinpeter of Kleinpeter Consulting as well …
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By John Estridge Liberty can spend the $410,000 coming from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) on infrastructure issues. That funding allowance could include the proposed $2.1 million water project. However, tapping that funding source may put in jeopardy an Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) grant the …
By John Estridge On Monday night, February 1, Liberty Town Council members heard about different possible funding mechanisms for an estimated $2.1 million water line upgrade for three separate parts of the town’s water system served by the Liberty Water Department. Representatives from Wessler Engineering LLC, Baker Tilly US LLC and Kleinpeter Consulting Group all …