At last Monday night’s meeting on October 18, 2021, Commissioners Aren Ragsdale and Austin Carroll sponsored a resolution that sought to hire local grant writer, Laurie Wagner, to assist the county as a consultant in finding and writing grants.

The resolution stated that funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) would be used to pay Wagner. The resolution read, “the use of such ARPA funds is very limited at this time; however, the ‘Interim Final Rule’ issued by the United States Department of the Treasury has declared that such funds may be used to cover the costs of consultan...