Town Council Approves $2 Million in ARPA Spending

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The New Canaan Town Council at its most recent meeting voted 11-1 to approve a round of American Rescue Plan Act or “ARPA”-funded expenditures totaling $2.05 million. The package of one-time expenditures includes $725,050 for bonuses for town and school employees, in recognition of their work on the “front lines” during the pandemic, and another $1.33 million for various town projects, according to information shared at the Town Council’s Dec. 15 meeting at Town Hall. The Board of Selectmen had approved the expenditures earlier this month, the Board of Finance the night prior to the Town Council meeting. The suite of initiatives is part of $6 million in total ARPA funds that the town expects to receive from the federal government, to be distributed in multiple rounds.

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ARPA Funds: Selectmen Recommend Giving Darien Company $60,000 for Marketing [UPDATED]

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Update 2:30 p.m. Tuesday


NewCanaanite · Town Councilman Cristina A. Ross at Dec. 14, 2021 Joint Committee Mtg
The audio recording embedded above is Town Councilman Cristina A. Ross speaking in favor of the “Live New Canaan” effort during a joint meeting of Town Council and Board of Finance committees held via Zoom on Dec. 14, 2021. Ross called the article below “a disparaging attempt” from this news outlet because “more and more people are getting the word out” through “Live New Canaan” and so the marketing effort is “competition.” Original Article

Town officials on Tuesday will meet to consider recommendations on allocating more than $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, including $60,000 for a little-known marketing effort launched three years ago.