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City Releases ‘Band-Aid’ Plan for Coping With Heavy Rainfall

City Limits: The Adams administration released a plan Thursday to address heavy rainfall in the immediate lead-up to and aftermath of an extreme weather event—nearly a year after Hurricane Ida, when flash-flooding took the lives of 13 New Yorkers. As part of the new initiative, dubbed Rainfall Ready NYC, the city updated its flood maps and outlined …

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‘We’re going to help people’

Longmont Times-Call: The Boulder County commissioners this week approved an initial slate of 10 projects to address disparities exposed by the pandemic using American Rescue Plan Act relief money. Projects include providing direct cash assistance to families with young children, creating a new mental health services navigation hub and supporting affordable housing projects. The projects, totaling …

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Will New Yorkers Vote “Green” This Fall? The $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act, Explained

Examiner Plus: In November, New York voters have the opportunity to greenlight a landmark $4.2 Environmental Bond Act, which, if approved, will provide communities across the state with much-needed dollars to fortify themselves in the fight against climate change. New Yorkers have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to voice their support for building resilience and mitigation strategies …

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Longmont early childhood village part of American Rescue Act proposals

Longmont Leader: A $1.5 million infusion of “seed money” for an early childhood community village in southeast Longmont is one of the proposals being weighed by the Boulder County Commissioners, who will decide where to distribute  pieces of $63 million in American Rescue Plan Act relief money. The early childhood center would encompass training for …

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Boulder County hears proposals for $63M in federal relief money

Daily Camera: Providing direct cash assistance to low-income families, investing in affordable housing projects and creating a mental health community response team are among the proposed Boulder County projects to address disparities exposed by the pandemic. Three working groups, tasked with developing ideas to spend the just over $63 million in American Rescue Plan Act …

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