How should Thurston County spend $10 million in ARPA funds? Officials want your input

The Thurston County Board of Commissioners have $10 million in American Rescue Plan funds to spend. And it’s asking the public for input on where the money should go.

According to a Friday news release from the Board, the county received the money as part of the federal response to public health and economic effects brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the release, the funding allows the county to assist residents, businesses and nonprofits in recovering from the pandemic.

Several projects have been funded by the $56.4 million the county received and are already underway, but there’s more to come.

People are invited to take the Thurston County COVID-19 Recovery Fund survey to provide input on which projects the $10 million should go to. The online survey will be open until Friday, Oct. 28.

Ty Vinson

The Olympian

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription