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Mayor: ARPA obligations largely met; administration sets aggressive timeline to finish small‑business grants and loans

Pontiac City Council · January 14, 2026
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Mayor McGinnis told the council ARPA obligations were completed before the federal deadline and outlined plans for distributing outstanding small‑business awards and loans, proposing dashboards, a possible ARPA work group and a goal to finish outstanding obligations well ahead of December 2026.

Mayor McGinnis updated the council on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and the status of related small‑business programs and workforce initiatives.

“The obligation of all of our ARPA funds has been successfully completed before the deadline,” the mayor said, describing a transition from obligation to active implementation and noting remaining distributions for previously authorized small‑business…

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