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Council approves $309,000 ARPA match for JBS Urban Barn; asks staff to study additional bathroom funding
Summary
The Green Bay Common Council on May 20 authorized a $309,000 ARPA match to Wello’s JBS Urban Barn project to secure a federal RFSI grant match and directed staff to report back on costs and alternative funding for public restrooms after debate over reallocating ARPA site-acquisition funds.
The Green Bay Common Council on May 20 approved a $309,000 match from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Wello’s JBS Urban Barn project and directed city staff to return to the finance committee with cost estimates and possible funding sources for adding public restrooms.
The decision secures a time-sensitive match for a federal RFSI grant that Wello had won to support local food-system investments, city officials and project representatives said.
Wello Executive Director Natalie Bomstead told the council the JBS Urban Barn is intended to “support our local farmers” and that the organization “have already secured additional funding to ensure that the investment by the city is not only matched but exceeded in dollar amounts.” The project would provide shared equipment, processing capacity and other supports aimed at socially disadvantaged farmers who sell at local markets, Bomstead said.
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