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The Town of Ellington is soliciting comments on how the Town should use funds allocated to the Town through the American Rescue Plan (ARP). You can review the ARP Fact Sheet for more information. 

Below, please choose one category for which you would like to make a recommendation.

Please note: 
  • States and territories may not use this funding to directly or indirectly offset a reduction in net tax revenue due to a change in law from March 3, 2021 through the last day of the fiscal year in which the funds provided have been spent. 
  • No recipient may use this funding to make a deposit to a pension fund.
  • No recipient may use this funding to cover debt service, legal settlements or judgements, and make deposits to rainy day funds or financial reserves.
  • General infrastructure spending is not covered as an eligible use outside of water, sewer, and broadband investments.
Categories
Please select ONE category to which the request relates. A category from the below list must be selected to be considered. 
 
1. Support public health expenditures - by funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public healthy and safety staff.
 
2. Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency - including economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector.
 
3. Replace lost public sector revenue - using this funding to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic.
 
4. Provide premium pay for essential workers - offering additional support to those who have borne and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors.
 
5. Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure - making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and storm water infrastructure, and to expand access to broadband internet.
Feel free to attach any relevant documents/files.​
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Max file size: 10 MB