The elected leader in Saginaw allocated a stimulus-funds to provide financial support for Houghton-Jones Neighborhood Association worth $400,000.
$400,000 Saginaw’s Houghton-Jones Neighborhood Association To Get Financial Support From stimulus Funds (PHOTO: MLive.com)
The City’s $52 Million American Rescue Plan Act Stimulus
The Saginaw City Council voted 8-0 to provide the nonprofit organization with the funds. Two weeks after advocates made the case for financial support and use of part of the city’s $52 million American Rescue Plan Act stimulus. At the council meeting last month, members of the Houghton-Jones Neighborhood Association criticized the elected leaders for overlooking the organization while giving stimulus funding for several other community centers. Councilwoman Monique Lamar-Silvia, at the meeting, indicated she planned to revisit the neighborhood association’s proposal, which was one of 409 ideas submitted last year by community members hoping for a piece of the stimulus pie.
Lamar-Silvia followed up on that promise, proposing the council approve the $400,000 allocation for the neighborhood group where the council voted in favor of the funding. Councilman Bill Ostash was absent from the meeting, Monday, February 6.
Other Allocations In The Houghton-Jones Neighborhood That Passed
The council started distributing the $52 million American Rescue Plan Act stimulus to outside organizations. In early September, the council voted to spend up to $1.3 million on demolishing the former Saginaw County fairgrounds in the city. Later that month, the council also passed the $11.6 million in spending on four programs in part related to revitalizing Saginaw’s aging housing stock.
In May the council approved spending $864,750 on hazard pay for municipal employees who performed services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the council approved $19.3 million in stimulus spending for five projects related to municipal services. The $52 million stimulus placed aside for Saginaw arrived through a $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March 2021. The stimulus-funded $350 billion for local and state governments.
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