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Council approves $100,000 in ARPA funds for Westland Youth Athletic Association to support programs
Summary
The council adopted a resolution to allocate up to $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Westland Youth Athletic Association to support programming and reduce participation barriers; councilmembers emphasized oversight and invoice-based disbursement.
The Westland City Council approved a resolution allocating up to $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Westland Youth Athletic Association (WYAA) to support local youth sports programming.
Councilwoman Melandy Rakowski, who moved the resolution, said the allocation is intended to support five youth-sport entities in the city — the two football teams, cheer, soccer and baseball — and to keep organized recreation accessible. “This allocation is to support all five of the entities that drive the youth sports in our…
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