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Soledad staff proposes ARPA reallocations and scales back facade grants amid deadlines
Summary
City staff told the council remaining ARPA funds should be reallocated toward shovel‑ready infrastructure, community center upgrades, and police cameras; staff proposed pulling back slow facade and business grants because awarded projects were not progressing fast enough to meet federal expenditure deadlines.
City finance staff presented an ARPA status update and a recommended reallocation plan as the city seeks to avoid leaving federal funds unspent.
Mike, the finance director, told the council the city received $6.285 million under ARPA and had spent about $3.4 million through March. Staff proposed repurposing some ARPA allocations toward projects that can be…
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