The Matthews County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 21 approved a $329,000 appropriation from interim financing to cover several maintenance and repair items affecting schools, county facilities and animal control.
The funding will come from a previously authorized $5 million interim financing package; the board agreed to move $329,000 of that financing into the fiscal 2026 operating budget. The board's resolution lists the allocations as $150,000 for school maintenance (boiler pipe repair at an elementary school), $165,000 for county maintenance (convenience-center repaving and Liberty Square generator repair) and $14,000 for an animal containment unit for animal control.
Board members said the repairs address urgent mechanical and site-condition problems identified after the FY2026 budget was adopted. Supervisor comments noted the schools required multi-year work and that the $150,000 boiler repair was expected to reduce fuel use. "We are seeing significant improvements at the schools," one supervisor said after a site tour with school leadership.
The board voted unanimously to approve the resolution by roll call.
The appropriation amends the county's adopted $36,356,365 budget and uses part of the interim financing arranged by Davenport Public Financing; the resolution states the transfer will be applied to FY2026 operating accounts as specified.
Details about specific bid awards, procurement steps or contract approvals were not part of this vote and will follow the county's contracting process.