ARPA Update - February 3, 2023

The Town Council continues to discuss and receive additional information on ARPA proposals that have been submitted by Town and Board of Education staff and members of the public to date.

As of this writing a total of $3,807,434 has been appropriated. Additionally, during its February 2nd meeting, the Town Council approved an appropriation in the amount of $45,000 to provide additional funding for a project to update the Town's Zoning Regulations. This appropriation would supplement $50,000 that was included in the Town's FY23 capital budget to fund this work. This appropriation will be considered by the Board of Finance on February 27th. In March we do not anticipate that any additional appropriations will be brought forward for consideration. In addition, staff continue to work with the State to access an award of State ARPA funding that has been allocated for projects at the Senior Center. A “Proposed Funding Plan” worksheet outlining these approved and proposed projects can be found HERE.

Assuming approval of the pending request before the Board of Finance, the Town will have appropriated $3.85 million of its $5.4 million ARPA allocation. A total of $1.55 million will remain unobligated. Possible projects for the remainder of the funding are listed in gray at the bottom of the Proposed Funding Plan worksheet. A pie chart illustrating the distribution of the appropriated (approved), proposed and unallocated ARPA funding by functional area can be found below.

Please contact Grace Tiezzi, Assistant Town Manager, at gtiezzi@avonct.gov or (860) 409-4300 with questions.