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He said those improvements will create a new outdoor dining culture that will outlive the pandemic, assuring local businesses that the city will continue to recognize those that have taken appropriate pandemic precautions.
Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment has reported more than 13,000 positive and probable cases of COVID-19 and 329 deaths in the county since the pandemic began.
He credits the city’s support of small businesses and federal stimulus money with keeping sales tax revenues stable through last year. Plans to replace Pueblo’s outdated fire stations are in the works, according to Gradisar. He also mentioned a new sales tax ballot issue that would replace the current water user fee for the street repair utility enterprise.
This address reflects on Pueblo during 2020 with the pandemic, job loss, increased COVID-19 cases, moving into vaccine distribution, and other items regarding the city as well as discuss the hope moving into 2021.
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Pueblo City Council received an update Monday as to how the city’s $6.5 million in CARES Act funding was spent.
Head of grant and resource development for the city of Pueblo Shelly Dunham, Pueblo City Chief of Staff Laura Solano and Mayor Nick Gradisar gave a presentation to council members during the work session meeting.