Alva Review-Courier -

The Alfalfa County commissioners had a short agenda Monday but spent quite a bit of time discussing the potential allocation of funds from the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Oklahoma received $1.9 billion to be used on water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.

Cherokee City Manager Mike Jones attended the meeting, formally asking Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach for 10 percent of the county's ARPA funds to help with water projects in Cherokee. Jones said it would cost $13.3 million to redo water lines and build a new water tower. He said 100 percent of what the...