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LakewayOKs use of funds from AmericanRescue PlanAct of 2021
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS The act is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021 to help the country recover from the economic recession and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is how much the city of Lakeway stands to receive:
BY JENNIFER SCHAEFER
fund with the next half of funds arriving in August, bringing the total of grant funds received to about $3.56 million. Oakley said she hopes funds will be able to be used for city parks since Lakeway’s parks experienced a lot of wear and tear during the pandemic. She said she is waiting on clarification from the U.S. Treasury on what exactly the funds can be used for. She also said it is important to find projects to use the funds for because if the city does not use the money, it will need to pay it back. Council Member Gretchen Vance said she would like to see a senior citizen fitness playground. Oakley cautioned against using the funds for reoccurring expenses, such as monthly subscriptions, since that would make payments harder once the extra funds were gone.
LAKEWAY City Council unani- mously approved a list of expendi- tures April 18 to be reimbursed with funds the city received with grants as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. City Manager Julie Oakley presented a list of expenses that previously had been approved that the grant money would be eligible to cover. Some of the items were the Voyent Alert system, an emergency man- agement vehicle, a handheld radio for the city’s emergency manager, an automatic door replacement at the activity center, water retention ponds at City Hall, cleaning out the activity center and a floor cleaning machine for the police station. Oakley said all of those items cost about $124,650. There is about $1.9 million in the
$1.66M Funds coming in August
$1.9M Funds already received
$3.56M Total funds city will receive
$124,650 Funds allocated toward city projects
• Voyent Alert system • Emergency management vehicle • Handheld radio for the city’s emergency manager • Automatic door replacement at the
activity center • Water retention ponds at City Hall • Cleaning out the activity center • Floor cleaning machine for the police station
SOURCE: CITY OF LAKEWAY/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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