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Pittsfield officials report $38.6M in ARPA obligations; $22.5M spent, projects under way
Summary
City staff told the council the ARPA team has obligated about $38.6 million and expended roughly $22.5 million through June 30, 2024, highlighting completed HVAC upgrades at Pittsfield High School, a Springside Pond rehabilitation and housing and small-business grants. Councilors pressed staff on obligation reporting and project overages.
Gina Armstrong, special project manager for the city’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) team, told the City Council on Aug. 27 that the city had allocated and obligated roughly $38.6 million of ARPA funding through June 30, 2024, and expended about $22.5 million to date.
Armstrong said completed projects include HVAC controls work at Pittsfield High School (budgeted at $3 million and completed at about $2.8 million) and design work for a combined heat-and-power upgrade at the wastewater treatment plant (about $365,000). She said city projects in progress include HVAC control upgrades in multiple schools, fire-station upgrades, water-meter installations and the Springside Pond rehabilitation, which is budgeted at $675,000 and includes dredging, dam and bridge stonework repairs, an accessible…
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