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The Louisville Metro Council is moving forward with a plan on how to spend the next round of federal stimulus dollars stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan will distribute $ 182 million of the $ 388 million Louisville receives as part of the US bailout. The largest share, $ 100 million, will go to affordable housing. Officials said tens of millions of dollars would also be spent on public safety and the bonus for municipal workers who have worked throughout the pandemic. That leaves about $ 160 million in unearmarked funds which will be determined later.Continuous coverage: proposed plan would use $ 10 million in federal funds to revitalize downtown Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer tweeted Thursday that he would work with it the Metro Council to determine the best way to spend the third round of ARP funds. He said the plan is to focus on workforce development, Youth Development Bureau and public health contingencies. In a previous WLKY report, the Metro Council suggested holding task forces on how best to spend the $ 160 million in unrestricted funds.
The Louisville Metro Council is moving forward with a plan on how to spend the next round of federal stimulus dollars stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The plan will distribute $ 182 million of the $ 388 million Louisville receives as part of the US bailout. The biggest part, $ 100 million, will go to affordable housing.
Officials said tens of millions of people would also be assigned to public safety and the bonus of municipal workers who have worked throughout the pandemic.
That leaves about $ 160 million in unearmarked funds to be determined later.
Continuous coverage: The proposed plan would use $ 10 million in federal funds to revitalize downtown Louisville
Mayor Greg Fischer tweeted Thursday that he would work with Metro Council to determine how best to spend the third round of ARP funds. He said the plan is to focus on workforce development, Youth Development Bureau and public health contingencies.
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In a previous WLKY report, the Metro Council suggested organizing task forces on how best to spend the $ 160 million in unrestricted funds.
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