Metro Council wants to hear from residents about how to spend millions in federal tax dollars Updated: 11:32 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021 Share Updated: 11:32 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021
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Show Transcript SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HERE IN LOUISVILLE BECAUSE OF THESE FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS? THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO DECIDE HOW SPEND IN A WAY THAT IS LONG-LASTING AND TRANSFORMATIVE. SHAQUILLE: FIGURING OUT WHERE TO SPAN MOST OF THE $400 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE TAX DOLLARS IS THE BIG ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT METRO COUNCIL WILL BE LOOKING TO TACKLE SOON. ON TUESDAY, A SPECIAL BUETDG HEARING WAS LDHE, DESPITE METRO COUNCILMEMBERS BEING ON A BREAK, TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN SPEND IT ON UNDER THE GUIDANCERO F THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, WHICH IS STILL CHANGING. IT WAS NOT CLEAR THAT YOU COULD USE THIS F AOR TYPE OF PARKING, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THEN, MAYBE YOU CAN. SHAQUILL SEVERAL PRIORITIES WERE MENTIONED THAT LOUISVILLE COULD BENEFIT FROM FUNDING, INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS,