Some city councilors on Monday weren’t keen on approving COVID-related bonuses for city workers, at least until a special committee had had a chance to meet.
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Wilton Select Board brainstorms on spending ARPA funds
The board suggested spending some of the $418,000 it will receive from ARPA on funding for broadband, pay raises/bonuses for front-line workers like police, firefighters and grocery-store workers, or funding for stay-at-home parents unable to work because they can’t afford childcare services.
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Franklin County commissioners hire Strong woman to oversee federal funds
Susan Pratt will work part-time and receive $500 a day for being program administrator for the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Lawmaker asks Kennebec County commissioners for more transparency in deliberations over $23.7 million stimulus
State Rep. Charlotte Warren said Tuesday she’s concerned the process Kennebec County commissioners are using to decide how to distribute federal stimulus funds is not clear to all who wish to submit grant requests.
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Gov. Mills announces $10 million in funding for Maine seafood dealers and processors
The new seafood infrastructure program will provide grants to upgrade buildings, utilities and equipment, and invest in new technology.
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Anson uses federal COVID-19 relief aid to pay bonuses to first responders
The town spends $70,600 of $250,000 in federal funds to pay bonuses to members of the Anson Fire Department and Anson-Madison-Starks Ambulance Service.
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Wilton discusses $220,000 of American Rescue Plan funds, plans for spending
The Town of Wilton has received the first of its two American Rescue Plan Act funds in the amount of $220,000.
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Clinton to use federal COVID-19 relief aid for water projects, bonus pay for workers
Officials expect the town will receive about $334,000 as part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
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Maine providing $73 million in grants to stabilize state’s ‘crucial’ child care industry
Working families in Maine are struggling to find child care as facilities close or limit enrollment because of staffing shortages worsened by the pandemic.
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More affordable housing among the calls for how Waterville spends COVID-19 relief money
Helping the homeless and ensuring stable housing were mentioned at a Waterville City Council hearing Tuesday as the panel seeks input on how to spend $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.