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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

$20,799

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

$45,857

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

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.

Building Security$300,000Funds to support government services of public building security project.

Affordable Housing

$500,000

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

Business Grants

$113,049

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

Library Expansion

$966,795

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

$20,799

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

$45,857

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

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.

Building Security$300,000Funds to support government services of public building security project.

Affordable Housing

$500,000

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

Business Grants

$113,049

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

Library Expansion

$966,795

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


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  • Mental Health Services - In-depth Discussion

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    Residents have mentioned that there is a need for mental health services, in the eyes of the community, how do you, the community see this happening? 

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    Residents have expressed childcare costs are rising, and the wages are not always keeping up with the cost of good, quality childcare, how as the City of Savage help with this issue? what suggestions or ideas do you as a community member see this issue working out?

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    Residents have mentioned that the City needs more diverse business to locate to Savage, in the eyes of a community member, what kind of businesses would you like to see move into Savage, what kind of jobs would you like to see come into the community.

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    Community members have suggested that their is a need for more affordable housing in the City of Savage. What kind of housing is the community seeking, (exp. senior housing costs, homeless youth) where does the City provide a services and in what means? 

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