City of Saginaw recently issued the following announcement.
The City of Saginaw would like residents to provide their input on the use of $52 million in federal funding that the City will receive from the American Rescue Plan Act legislation.
To access the survey, follow this link: https://saginaw-mi.typeform.com/ARPA2021
The online survey will be available through September 7.
Paper copies are also available in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 1315 S. Washington Avenue Room 102. Survey results will then be analyzed by city staff and Public Sector Consultants. The results will be presented at the Strategic Planning Session scheduled for 9 am on September 17, 2021 at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington Avenue.
The U.S. Treasury Department has limited the use of ARPA funds to the following areas:
∙ To respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality
∙ To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers
∙ For the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency
∙ To make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.
In late June, the city received the first of two ARPA installments in the amount of $26,044,836. A second installment is anticipated in the same amount in the Spring/Summer of 2022. The city has until December 31, 2024, to obligate the funds and December 31, 2026, to spend the funds.
City administration encourages the community to focus on recovery goals when completing the survey. The intended outcome is to align the community goals with the City Council’s strategic goals and objectives.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Saginaw
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