City Of Wilkes-Barre: Mayor Brown Announces Details Of American Rescue Plan

Press release from the City of Wilkes-Barre:

November 5, 2021 - 10:12am

Mayor George C. Brown is pleased to announce he will be asking City Council to pass Resolutions authorizing programs relating to his 9 Point Plan for the use of American Rescue Act money. The specific programs he will be seeking to begin are as follows:

The City had been waiting for the release of the final regulations from the United States Treasury Department related to appropriate uses of American Rescue Act money. However, the Mayor was able to speak with President Biden during his recent trip to Scranton. After talking with the President, a meeting was arranged between City and Treasury Department officials to discuss the Mayor’s 9 Point Plan. At the meeting, the Mayor was informed he could proceed with implementing his plan under the existing guidelines for expenditures of American Rescue Act money.     

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