Must create plans to spend federal pandemic aid on COVID-19 response and economic losses. //end headline wrapper ?>Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo by Dave Reid.
Local governments in Wisconsin are set to receive $2.3 billion in the next two years as part of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Now, communities large and small across Wisconsin are sorting through what the money can go toward and how to spend it.
“We’re encouraging communities to be strategic with this kind of one-time pot of money that they’ll receive, and consider coordinating with other jurisdictions in the area like the county and perhaps the state,” said
Counties and municipal governments can use the funds to cover expenses and lost revenue related to the pandemic or to invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.
Governor s budget would require every local government in state to create a plan. By Steven Walters - Mar 8th, 2021 12:34 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Solar panel displayed at 1600 E. College Ave. as part of an announcement of a plan for a 7,000 solar panel array. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
Democratic Gov.
Tony Evers wants every local government in Wisconsin – ranging from Milwaukee (population 594,548) to the Village of Lowell (population 253) in Dodge County – to develop a climate change response. The official summary of Evers’ 2021-23 state budget describes that mandate this way: