The Clancy Water and Sewer District is set to receive $250,000 from Jefferson County to assist in establishing a centralized drinking water system in the town, but the funds won’t flow to the district quite yet. The Clancy Water and Sewer District board on Dec. 28 voted to table a vote to formally accept a $250,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant from the county that came from ARPA funds the county received with the purpose of distributing to local jurisdictions.
The County Commission in July awarded the district $250,000 of the $500,000 it had applied for. Accepting the grant has been “tentatively approved” by the board, according to member Lori Gilliland. But the board decided, on the recommendation of County Commissioner Cory Kirsch, to table discussion and formal acceptance of the funds until the board’s Jan. 25 meeting because it did not yet have a memorandum of understanding with the commission.
A memorandum would formally acknowledge a mutual goal and plan of action between the commission and the district board if the board formally accepts the money.
