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 …
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$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 …
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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 …