(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners have voted to retain $700 thousand of the American Rescue Plan Act funds received by the county.

The funds will be used for various road and bridge projects, Courthouse improvements and communication upgrades.

The Board will continue their review of the use of the remaining ARPA funds and are expected to make a final decision on awarding funds during the April 26 Commissioners meeting.

Several applications for funds have been submitted ranging from requests for housing improvements, an ambulance purchase, expansion by Rural Water District #2, levee stabilization, the Rulo Library and the Richardson County House of Hope.

Richardson County received approximately $1.5 million in ARPA funding