The City Council formally approved $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act projects, including an 11th-hour plan to replace the Senior Center roof and conduct a needs assessment to renovate the 80-year-old building. The latest round brings the city closer to drawing down all $36.3 million in federal emergency dollars intended to help with the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ARPA provisions include a Dec. 31 deadline to commit to funding. Allocations must be made a month later. With just over a month before deadline, the remaining balance in the city’s account remains fluid, said City Manager Brian Daniels. ARPA funding has helped the city with infrastructure upgrades, including an $8 million heating and cooling systems in City Hall, bolster a rental assistance bank for more than 250 struggling families, police department locker room upgrades and support for the Meriden Puerto Rican festival.
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