Liberty looking to options in attempting to purchase tanker truck for fire department

By John Estridge Liberty attorney Jim Williams is going to look into different ways to allow the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a used tanker truck. Williams was at his first Liberty Town Council meeting after taking over for retired attorney Walt Chidester. Williams is a Union County native, former Union Circuit Court Judge …

$2.1 million Liberty water project: the who, what, where, when and why

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 …

Liberty to receive $410,000 from American Rescue Plan Act but devil is in details of allowed expenditures

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 …