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Mayor Bennett discusses ARPA, park plans

Mayor Bennett discusses ARPA, park plans

Terre Haute

Tribune-Star - Mayor Duke Bennett unveiled his plan to use $5 million of the city’s $31million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for parks to the Terre Haute Park Board on Wednesday. Read more.

Vigo County lays out spending plan for ARPA funding

Vigo County lays out spending plan for ARPA funding

Vigo County

Inside INdiana Business - The Vigo County Commissioners unveiled a plan Tuesday to spend more than $15 million it received from the American Rescue Plan Act. According to our partners at WTWO-TV, the Vigo County Council must still approve the wish list of ideas, which could happen in the coming weeks. Read more.

Ask The Mayor: Terre Haute's Bennett on COVID, ARPA funds, property tax caps

Ask The Mayor: Terre Haute's Bennett on COVID, ARPA funds, property tax caps

Terre Haute

Indiana Public Media - Bennett says he's seeing more downtown openings after the pandemic, the new jail location further south isn't creating new problems for officials, and new legislative talk of decreasing property tax caps is déjà vu. Read more.

Bennett says Terre Haute progress 'ready to explode'

Bennett says Terre Haute progress 'ready to explode'

Terre Haute

Tribune-Star - Halting a population decline and increasing personal income are among immediate goals for the city of Terre Haute, Mayor Duke Bennett said Thursday in a 2023 City Update. Read more.

Vigo council, commissioners select new officers

Vigo council, commissioners select new officers

Vigo County

Tribune-Star - On the Board of Commissioners, Morris, who previously served as president in 2021, said commissioners in February will present a spending plan to the County Council. Read more.

Vigo Commissioners to unveil plans to spend American Rescue Plan Funds

Vigo Commissioners to unveil plans to spend American Rescue Plan Funds

Vigo County

Tribune-Star - Vigo County Board of Commissioners will unveil a plan Tuesday to the Vigo County Council on how to spend part of $20.76million the county has received from the American Rescue Plan. Read more.

Switzer now leads Vigo Board of Commissioners

Switzer now leads Vigo Board of Commissioners

Vigo County

Tribune-Star - Commissioners, along with the Vigo County Council, are still reviewing what can be done with $20.76 million the county is receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act. Read more.

Terre Haute City Council makes plans for the future

Terre Haute City Council makes plans for the future

Terre Haute

WTWO - Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett says 99percent of the funds allocated at the city council meeting were connected toCOVID-19. The ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) has a primary goal of paying the city back and making the city whole again, to where it was prior to COVID-19. Read more.

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly to speak on American Rescue Plan

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly to speak on American Rescue Plan

Vigo County

Tribune-Star - Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly will be the featured speaker Friday during a public discussion on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and its $1.9trillion COVID-19 economic stimulus. Read more.

Here’s how much Indiana cities and counties will get for pandemic recovery

Here’s how much Indiana cities and counties will get for pandemic recovery

Terre Haute

FOX59 - President Joe Biden announced the launch of more than $350 billion in state and local recovery funding from the American Rescue Plan. Read more.