Dutchess Comptroller releases Q2 ARPA spending report

POUGHKEEPSIE — Dutchess County Comptroller Gregg Pulver released the county ARPA spending report for the second quarter of 2024 Friday, Aug. 30.

As of June 30, Dutchess County has spent a little over $31 million in ARPA funds. The county has received over $57 million since fund disbursement began in 2021.

The county spent $1 million in quarter 2 of 2024, spread out over several infrastructure projects. Among those projects was a splash pad at Wilcox Memorial Park west of Pine Plains, antenna support towers for the county’s public safety radio system, buildings to house radio equipment used by the Department of Emergency Response and planning, design and construction administration for the Youth Opportunity Center in Poughkeepsie.

Dutchess County Executives updated the ARPA fund spending plan in June 2024, choosing to allocate all remaining funds to education in the county, focusing mainly on Dutchess County Community College. The county will use the remaining $25 million to fund its contribution to the community college, chargeback costs paid to other community colleges and costs paid toward the New York State-mandated pre-school education program.

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