City directs $2.2 million in ARPA funds once set for athletic field lighting to Medi Park lighting, police and fire
The City said $2.2 million in ARPA funds originally set for athletic field lighting, which it said was funded by other means, would go half to Medi Park lighting (with any remainder to low- and moderate-income parks) and half to police and fire equipment, including cardiac monitors for every frontline fire truck and paramedic training for 15 firefighters.[1]
In May 2023 the City said $2.2 million in ARPA funds, originally set for athletic field lighting at parks that it said was funded by other means, would go half to lighting at Medi Park (remainder to low- and moderate-income parks) and half to police and fire: trauma bags, breaching kits, a crisis negotiation vehicle, a K9 and vest carriers for police, and Lifepak 15 monitors on every frontline truck plus paramedic training for 15 firefighters.[1]
Amount
$2,200,000
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The May 2023 KFDA report did not mention the April 25, 2023 amendment, and no source fetched for this thread states what the amendment changed or ties it to the $2.2 million shift.[1][2]