St. Mary Rehabilition ARPA fund applications denied

The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group’s Sept. 21 meeting was canceled in the wake of the news that all four applications for American Rescue Plan Act funds were unsuccessful, at least for now.

Milk River Joint Board of Control Program Manager Jen Patrick said this is a disappointing development, but not an overly surprising one.

Patrick said ARPA guidelines said dams and reservoir projects are not being funded at this time, so the applications were a long shot.

“It’s not a shock,” she said.

Despite this set back, she said, all hope is not lost on the ARPA front as rules coul...