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Urbana committee discusses reallocating likely-unused ARPA sewer-lateral funds into community equity projects
Summary
Council discussed using roughly $300,000 likely to remain unspent from a sanitary sewer lateral project to fund equity-focused projects; staff recommended obligating the ARPA funds to an equal-program placeholder so the city retains maximum flexibility while meeting Treasury obligation rules.
City staff briefed the Committee of the Whole on options for obligating remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds tied to a sanitary sewer lateral program. Staff estimated roughly $300,000 of ARPA funds tied to the sewer-lateral project will not be spent and discussed moving those dollars into the city’s equity-focused (EQUAL) program to preserve ARPA eligibility and future flexibility.
Staff explained federal Treasury rules require funds be obligated via a signed contract, purchase order, or…
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