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Green Bay committee approves $752,843 in ARPA funds for JBS Urban Barn; Willow asked to raise $250,000
Summary
After extended discussion about costs, grant conditions and alternative uses for a $752,843 ARPA site-acquisition account, the Green Bay Finance Committee voted unanimously to allocate the funds toward construction of the JBS Urban Barn with restrooms, requesting that nonprofit partner Willow try to raise the remaining $250,000 gap.
The Green Bay Finance Committee voted unanimously Nov. 4 to allocate $752,843 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) site-acquisition funds toward construction of the JBS Urban Barn and restrooms, with a formal request that Willow raise roughly $250,000 to cover an estimated remaining gap.
The committee opened detailed discussion after staff presented a preliminary design and engineer estimate that put construction of the barn — which would include two family restrooms, a food production area, cold storage and a pack-wash station — at roughly $1,000,000. Director Ellenbecker told the committee that the city currently holds approximately $752,843 in the ARPA account according to the MOU submitted to the U.S. Treasury and that ARPA funds must be spent by Dec. 2026 if used for this project.
Tara Yang, a consultant for Willow, said…
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