· Context
City reports $1.1 million in ARPA recovery funds toward Transformation Park
The Amarillo Tribune reported that, according to the City's HOME-ARP allocation plan, the City contributed $1.1 million in ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and $3.9 million from the general fund to the construction of Transformation Park, a homeless shelter campus.[1]
What the sources say
- ✓ Verified
The Amarillo Tribune reported that, per the City's HOME-ARP allocation plan, the City contributed $1.1 million in ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and $3.9 million from the general fund to Transformation Park construction; the Tribune put the park's cost at about $6 million.[1]
- Arpa slfrf
- $1,100,000
- General fund
- $3,900,000
- Park cost usd approx
- $6,000,000
- Unverified
Director of Community Development, City of Amarillo; Amarillo Tribune citing the City: The City's Director of Community Development said the department received over $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding during the pandemic; the Tribune reported, citing the City, that $2.3 million was allocated to the Coming Home program through ARPA in 2021 to address senior food insecurity and homeless reintegration.[1]