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Norman Mayor Breea Clark asks a question Friday during the Norman City Council Retreat at the NCED Hotel & Conference Center. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
The Norman City Council leaned in favor of several proposed projects that staff said could be funded with American Rescue Plan Act federal dollars during its annual retreat Friday.
The retreat, which allows councilors and city staff to publicly gather each year and discuss proposals and ideas, focused heavily Friday on how the city should spend its allocated federal dollars from the ARPA.
Open to the public, no public comment is allowed and no actions are taken based on any discussion at the retreat. Ward 6 Elizabeth Foreman was absent. The retreat continues Saturday morning beginning at 9 a.m.