ARPA

Rock Island may use over half a million dollars in COVID relief funds to fix up the fitness and activity center.

Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms is pleased with progress the city has made over the last year.

The next step in deciding how to spend millions of federal dollars may be taken Wednesday night by the Rock Island City Council. During a special meeting, aldermen will consider recommendations from city staff for money from the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA.

The city of Rock Island is asking for help on how to spend millions of dollars. It will receive 26.5 millions dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. The city council is holding a public survey to determine how money should be spent.

Cities and counties are currently deciding how to spend millions of dollars in federal coronavirus recovery funds. But some local businesses and nonprofits are worried about not receiving any of that money.

The mayor of Davenport says a federal grant will give the city a "shot in the arm" to help with COVID-91 recovery.