Rescue Act Funds Will Ease Food, Heat, Housing Insecurity: Town

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Windsor Locks electors and citizens have approved usage of their town's American Rescue Plan Act funds to address housing, food and heating insecurity and to purchase a town vehicle.

The board of selectmen and the board of finance recommended each use either at or above the submitted amounts, Windsor Locks First Selectman J. Christopher Kervick said at a town meeting Tuesday evening.

At the meeting, attendees voted unanimously to allocate $50,000 for housing insecurity, $20,000 for food insecurity, $25,000 for heating insecurity and $29,000 for a vehicle for youth programs and food pantry transportation.

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"The department heads involved have identified a vehicle that they wish to purchase, so this will be put to use rather rapidly," Kervick said of the final allocation.

Each usage was initially requested by the town's American Rescue Plan Act work group, which then submitted them to the board of selectmen and the board of finance for review, Kervick said.

Listen to an audio recording of the town meeting here.