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St. Louis Park so far has used little of its $2.57 million ARPA allocation, <br />only recently spending $5,600 on masks and $76,000 on gift cards to local <br />restaurants as vaccination incentives. City officials are hosting planning <br />sessions to figure out how to spend the rest, City Manager Kim Keller said, <br />whether on nonprofit proposals, infrastructure projects or keeping down <br />future levy increases. <br />"There's a piece of wanting to hold back a little bit to better understand <br />what other dollars are flowing, so that we can best fill those gaps for the <br />community," Keller said. While CARES Act dollars went out immediately <br />for rent and food assistance and to cover revenue losses, she said, "With <br />these dollars, we're wanting to dedicate to more kind of chronic issues." <br />Stillwater will have $2.1 million in ARPA funds with this year's allocation, <br />but nothing has been spent. City Council Member David Junker said that <br />the spending question has come up at several council meetings but that <br />there's no plan yet. City leaders want to keep their options open and know <br />that they have until the end of 2024 to decide. <br />"We're not really throwing anything on the table," he said. <br />Keeping the water running <br />Some cities have taken a practical approach to spending. Fridley used its <br />first ARPA allocation, $1.52 million, to upgrade and repair its water <br />distribution system and wastewater and storm water infrastructure, said <br />Public Works Director Jim Kosluchar. Over the next three years, Fridley <br />hopes to use the next allocation of $1.52 million to improve security at <br />water treatment plants, rebuild its water distribution system, and on <br />sanitary sewer and water quality projects. <br />"It's not glorious, but we want to keep things running smoothly," <br />Kosluchar said, noting that some city utility lines are approaching 70 years <br />old. Using ARPA funding means the city won't have to bond for future <br />improvements and can keep utility costs down, he said. "Everybody will <br />save something." <br />In Eagan, "lost revenue has really been the key component" in deciding <br />how to spend the city's ARPA funds, said Finance Director Josh Feldman. <br />Eagan so far has earmarked about $4 million of its $6.9 million ARPA <br />funds for specific purposes, including $1.4 million to replace lost revenue <br />from recreational assets like Cascade Bay water park, the civic arena and <br />the community center. City officials plan to spend about $100,000 on a <br />new well at Blackhawk Park and more than $800,000 on an improved <br />HVAC system at the community center.
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