Glendora Officials Eye Proposals For $7.5M In Federal COVID Funds

GLENDORA, CA — Glendora officials aim to spend $2 million on parks and another $1 million on small business support using funds the city received through the American Rescue Plan Act.

The spending is part of an expenditure plan officials drafted on how to spend $7.5 million in recovery funds that the city will receive from the federal government.

Around $3.7 million has already been received by the city, with another $3.7 million set to be deposited into Glendora's coffers sometime in May 2022, according to a city manager’s report.

The expenditure plan will be up for discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and will be available to stream on Glendora’s website.

Other priorities in the expenditure plan include the following.

• $500,000 toward homelessness and housing.
• $1.5 million toward improvements for the Glendora Village.
• $500,000 for nonprofit support.
• $1 million toward the Library Plaza.

The money cannot be spent however the city wants, and it must abide by guidelines set up by the U.S. Treasury Department, according to the report.

Funds can only be used on costs a city has incurred between March 3 and Dec. 31, 2024, as a direct result of the pandemic or to make any necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure, the report said.