Hancock voters at a special town meeting on Aug. 3 approved spending $244,150 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds on a road construction project on Grant Street.
The construction on Grant Street, which was done to rebuild the road after it had been washed out, was completed in April of this year. It was done by Tracy Brothers Construction. The culvert and road were repaired and raised to fix the damage.
The total cost of the repairs was $244,150, which was covered by the ARPA funding received by the town.
“We decided to use the [ARPA] money in that situation for that particular project, so we didn’t pass on any extra tax burden onto the town,” Selectman Jack Bridges said. “We actually have money on hand, so we can spend it for this cost.”