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Newton board OKs consultant to monitor ARPA spending
Required to check future spending, review past awards of federal COVID relief money
Newton County Historic Courthouse
The Historic Courthouse in Covington where the Newton County Board of Commissioners meets. - photo by File Photo
Newton commissioners voted Tuesday to hire a consultant to help the county government make sure it is complying with federal regulations on the federal COVID-relief program funded by the Americans Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).