Reading mayor proposes how to distribute $2M in ARPA funds to small businesses | Berks Regional News
READING, Pa. – Reading’s strategic planning committee of City Council heard recommendations Monday night on eligibility requirements for small businesses to apply for American Rescue Plan Act funds. City Council is planning to allocate $2 million to small businesses, but Mayor Eddie Moran offered his plan on how his administration wants disbursements made. Moran suggested […]
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown calls for tax, fee increases
Mayor Byron W. Brown will call for a 3.8% increase on residential and commercial property taxes and higher fees for sanitation services when he presents his 18th annual State of the City address on Monday. The budget recommended by the mayor is $582 million, up 2.69% from last year’s $566 million spending plan. “For most […]
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City Council passes 2023 budget | Local News | #citycouncil
ASHTABULA — City Council recently approved the 2023 budget with a projected carryover heading into the new year. The general fund budget was passed with a projected carryover going into 2023 of $2.8 million, estimated revenue of $10.4 million, anticipated expenditures of $11.3 million, leaving $1.9 million as an estimated 2023 ending carryover. The city’s […]
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Harrisonburg City Council deciding what to spend remaining American Rescue Plan funding on Tuesday | #citycouncil
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Harrisonburg was given financial support from the American Rescue Plan Act. Harrisonburg City Council wanted to include the community in their decision and they sent out surveys to find out what locals want. United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County has been watching the process carefully and was one of a […]
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Anchorage Assembly overturns Mayor Bronson’s vetoes during special meeting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Numerous community projects that had been vetoed by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson earlier this month will receive the previously designated American Rescue Plan Act funding after the Anchorage Assembly voted to override all 10 line-item vetoes. “It’s a new day begun,” said Alaska Black Caucus President/CEO Celeste Hodge Growden. “With this […]
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Iowa City council to discuss using ARPA funding to give 319 people left out of raffle | #citycouncil
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – 319 people in Johnson County who weren’t picked to receive American Rescue Plan Act funding are hoping the city council would use some of the extra funding the city got back to help them out. Johnson County, Iowa City, and Coralville set aside nearly $3 million to raffle off for […]
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Harrisburg City Council approves nearly 16 million in American Rescue Plan funds | #citycouncil
Harrisburg City Council approves nearly 16 million in American Rescue Plan funds Updated: 10:30 PM EDT Jun 14, 2022 The Harrisburg City Council approved more than $15.6 million in American Rescue Act Plan funds at a legislative session on Tuesday night. By a unanimous vote of 7-0, Harrisburg City Council members agreed to Mayor Wanda […]
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Mayor Surprises Malden High School Seniors With $1,000 Scholarships – NBC Boston
High school seniors in Malden, Massachusetts, experienced a moment this week they won’t soon forget. Members of Malden High School’s graduating class who will be attending college next year will each receive $1,000 scholarships. “The class of 2022 has had to prepare for college while living in a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic,” Mayor Gary Christenson said at […]
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