Coronavirus response: Plans, timelines for spending federal funds vary among area towns – Champaign News-Gazette

Rantoul got $8.05 million, none of which it has allocated yet. The village does have plenty of ideas, though: Administrator Scott Eisenhauer shared a document of more than 15 suggested uses for the federal funds, straight from the mouths of trustees and residents. Among the ideas were investing $1 million in youth social services, giving $100 to every household to reduce utility bills, building a homeless shelter and setting up more small-business grants and loans.
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The Paraclete
1 year ago

Nice to see these backwaters aren’t blowing the windfall on frivolous vote buying. They’re deeply involved in due diligence. Some Green bootlicker will propose putting hitching posts on all major streets; encouraging use of horses and donkeys for transportation. Free parking.

Ex Illini
1 year ago

How much Covid money is still waiting to be spent? As it flows into the economy you can count on high inflation numbers to continue. Despite what idiot Janet Yellen says, the government money printing press created this problem. And while we’re at it, why does she look exactly like a chicken?

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