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Finance committee refers $750,000 ARPA request for urban farm building back to staff
Summary
Green Bay Finance Committee voted unanimously to refer a $750,000 ARPA funding request for an "urban barn" and park restrooms at the planned GBS Park back to staff for more financial detail, management plans and alternative funding options.
The Green Bay Finance Committee on March 11 voted unanimously to refer back to staff a request to dedicate $750,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for construction of an "urban barn" and public restrooms at the new GBS Park.
The request, presented by Natalie Bomstead, executive director of Willow, calls for a modest multiuse barn to store farm equipment, provide limited refrigerated storage and house a small heated room for minimal food processing. Bomstead told the committee, "We are in partnership and in contract with the city of Green Bay to help, really realize an area, around kind of that urban farm," and said Willow has secured a grant to buy some of the equipment and staff capacity to operate the space for at least three years: "Willow has already secured an additional grant that will allow for us to continue to support this work, over the next 3 years."
City staff described the project's history and budget constraints. The parks project had originally been bid in…
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