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Council transfers $1.05 million in ARPA interest to general fund for blight removals and nonprofit grants
Summary
Ordinance F2025-03 passed (8 ayes, 1 abstention) to appropriate $1,050,000 of interest earned on ARPA funds: $550,000 for a 'Fight Blight' demolition effort and $500,000 for 'Forward Together' grants to 18 nonprofits; one council member abstained due to a conflict of interest.
The Evansville Common Council on March 31 adopted Ordinance F2025-03, authorizing the transfer of $1,050,000 in interest earned on the city’s ARPA funds into the general fund for two initiatives: $550,000 for a Fight Blight demolition program and $500,000 for Forward Together grants to 18 nonprofit organizations.
City Controller Robert Gunter presented the ordinance and said the appropriation would use interest earned on the ARPA grant the city received in 2021 (the federal ARPA award). Gunter described the $550,000 allocation for Fight…
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