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Meet the woman guiding Metro Louisville s plan to spend $380 million in federal stimulus Share Updated: 7:18 PM EDT Jul 14, 2021 Mark Vanderhoff Share Updated: 7:18 PM EDT Jul 14, 2021
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Show Transcript MONEY CAN HELP THE CITY. MARK THIS IS SO MUCH MONEY AND : SUCH A BIG OPPORTUNI,TY LOUISVILLE MAYOR GREG FISCHER DECIDED TO FORM THE LOUISVILLE ACCELERATOR TEAM TO HE GLPUIDE THE SPENDING. WE SAT DOWN WITH MARGARET HANDMAKER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEAMTO, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT LIES AHEA EVERYBODY SAYS I WANT TO LOOK BACK ON THIS 10 YEARS FROM NOW AND SAY THAT WHAT WE DID MADE A DIFFERENCE. MARK: WASNGHITON IS SENNGDI 300 $80 MILLION IN ALL TO LOUISVILLE THANKS TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. NOW, MORAY FISCHER AND THE APPROVAL TEAM HAVE TO APPROVE A PACKAGE. IT IAS PROCESS. YOU CANNOT DO ALL OF IT. MARK: STARTING THIS WEEK, THE TEAM WILL HOLD THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO GET INPUT ON HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY
Food access groups asking Louisville leaders for federal relief funds to fight food insecurity
Louisville Metro leaders said they are looking for community input on how to spend $340 million that has not yet been allocated. Author: Dennis Ting Updated: 12:24 AM EDT July 12, 2021 On average, people living in west Louisville will die up to 12 years earlier than people living in neighborhoods in the eastern part of our city, Andrew Kang Bartlett, a volunteer leader of Food in Neighborhoods Community Coalition, said. And a lot of that has to do with diet.
The money comes from the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery (ARP) funds, and government leaders said they will be soliciting a comprehensive call for projects in the coming months.