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Raytown staff outline ARPA allocations, timelines for major street and safety projects
Summary
City staff told the Board of Aldermen that ARPA allocations must be under agreement by Dec. 31, 2024, then reviewed planned uses — senior home repairs, a police evidence facility, cameras and multiple sewer and roadway projects — and noted several projects are out for bid or nearing bidding.
City staff provided the Board of Aldermen an update Aug. 20 on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, highlighting a year-end allocation deadline and planned uses for the money.
Damon Hodges told the board that ARPA funds “have to be pretty much under agreement allocated, by the end of this year, 12/31/2024,” and that once allocations are under agreement the money can subsequently be spent. Hodges reviewed earlier ARPA uses and current proposals: about $619,000 was used for an employee incentive program; the city allocated $200,000 toward a Habitat for Humanity senior housing program; and a…
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