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American Rescue Plan Act

Recovering from the Pandemic Together


The City of Savage received $3.53 M in one-time direct federal aid from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding is meant to provide relief from the COVID-19 pandemic to cities across the nation and boost the economy. Through Community Engagement in late 2021, a Spending Plan was developed and approved in early 2022. Projects are beginning to be implemented throughout 2022 and 2023. The table below provides the status of each project:


Project Name

Amount

Details

Progress

Community Engagement

$40,000

Hiring of temporary community engagement coordinator and purchase of online engagement platform.

City COVID Response

$175,000

Immediate response to mitigating COVID-19 at the City of Savage facilities. Includes PPE, employee testing, and staff time.

Mental Health Services for Underserved Communities

$80,000

Assistance with mental health resources was a theme of community feedback. This project will provide no fee health and mental health services for children in need.

Mental Health Awareness Education

$3,500

Assistance with mental health resources was a theme of community feedback. The project will provide no fee community classes on mental health awareness.


Activation Events for Savage Commercial Areas

$200,000

Host a series of events for stakeholders to attract people to the city’s commercial areas.

Business Outreach

$24,000

Conduct surveys and site visits to Savage businesses for feedback on the business environment in Savage.

Water Reuse at Community Park

$950,000

New construction to reuse water from retention ponds to irrigate Community Park. Results of the project would include reducing runoff to Credit River which will improve water quality, less consumption of potable water, and groundwater. A water use reduction of 1.7 to 4.3 million gallons/year is estimated.

Downtown Neighborhood Plan

$125,000

Conduct a land use and neighborhood plan of the downtown area to activate the area and plan for the future.

Savage Sports Center

$250,000

Funds to help offset lost revenue experienced by the Savage Sports Center and to assist with future expenditures.

Affordable Housing

$800,000

Options include acquisition and rehab of single family homes, home improvement grant programs, or creation of affordable housing units.

Business Grants

$152,500

Grants to aid Savage businesses’ ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Library Expansion

$730,000

Expanding the Savage Library’s front meeting room to provide additional programming opportunities for users of the library space.


Recovering from the Pandemic Together


The City of Savage received $3.53 M in one-time direct federal aid from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding is meant to provide relief from the COVID-19 pandemic to cities across the nation and boost the economy. Through Community Engagement in late 2021, a Spending Plan was developed and approved in early 2022. Projects are beginning to be implemented throughout 2022 and 2023. The table below provides the status of each project:


Project Name

Amount

Details

Progress

Community Engagement

$40,000

Hiring of temporary community engagement coordinator and purchase of online engagement platform.

City COVID Response

$175,000

Immediate response to mitigating COVID-19 at the City of Savage facilities. Includes PPE, employee testing, and staff time.

Mental Health Services for Underserved Communities

$80,000

Assistance with mental health resources was a theme of community feedback. This project will provide no fee health and mental health services for children in need.

Mental Health Awareness Education

$3,500

Assistance with mental health resources was a theme of community feedback. The project will provide no fee community classes on mental health awareness.


Activation Events for Savage Commercial Areas

$200,000

Host a series of events for stakeholders to attract people to the city’s commercial areas.

Business Outreach

$24,000

Conduct surveys and site visits to Savage businesses for feedback on the business environment in Savage.

Water Reuse at Community Park

$950,000

New construction to reuse water from retention ponds to irrigate Community Park. Results of the project would include reducing runoff to Credit River which will improve water quality, less consumption of potable water, and groundwater. A water use reduction of 1.7 to 4.3 million gallons/year is estimated.

Downtown Neighborhood Plan

$125,000

Conduct a land use and neighborhood plan of the downtown area to activate the area and plan for the future.

Savage Sports Center

$250,000

Funds to help offset lost revenue experienced by the Savage Sports Center and to assist with future expenditures.

Affordable Housing

$800,000

Options include acquisition and rehab of single family homes, home improvement grant programs, or creation of affordable housing units.

Business Grants

$152,500

Grants to aid Savage businesses’ ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Library Expansion

$730,000

Expanding the Savage Library’s front meeting room to provide additional programming opportunities for users of the library space.


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