Community Survey: ARPA Spending

We'd Like Your Input!

The City has received about $5.6 million in federal economic relief funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. The federal government gave us these dollars to:

· Fight the pandemic and support families and business struggling with the impacts

· Maintain public services

· Build a strong, resilient, and equitable recovery

To date, the City has allocated about $2.6 million of these funds for capital needs in public safety, improving cyber security, investing in affordable housing development, and returning the City’s workforce. With a deadline to allocate the remaining $3 million by the end of 2024 and spend by 2026, the City is seeking your input on how best to use these dollars.

Please take a few minutes to share your input with us.

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* 1. COVID-19 has impacted our daily lives in many ways. In which of the following ways you have been most impacted by the pandemic? (Mark all that apply.)

Financially

Socially / Loss of Social Connection

Personal Health

Access to Services

Other (please specify)

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* 2. In a few words, describe how the pandemic has most affected you and your family.

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* 3. COVID forced a number of changes in the way we live, work, and play. What, if any, of these changes would you like to see continue into the future?

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* 4. ARPA identified six key purposes for use of this federal funding. How would you prioritize the importance of these purposes for South Burlington? Please rank with “1” for the most important and “5” for the least important.

Responding to public health concerns raised by the pandemic

Responding to negative economic impacts of the pandemic

Providing services to communities disproportionately impacted by COVID

Providing premium pay to essential workers

Improving water, sewer, and internet infrastructure

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* 5. The City has identified a number of projects eligible for these once-in-a-generation federal funds. How important do you consider each of these to be for our community?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all important
Improving transit services	Improving transit services Very Important	Improving transit services Somewhat Important	Improving transit services Not at all important
Investing in child care centers to support working residents	Investing in child care centers to support working residents Very Important	Investing in child care centers to support working residents Somewhat Important	Investing in child care centers to support working residents Not at all important
Public art projects	Public art projects Very Important	Public art projects Somewhat Important	Public art projects Not at all important
Funding support for a South Burlington indoor recreational facility	Funding support for a South Burlington indoor recreational facility Very Important	Funding support for a South Burlington indoor recreational facility Somewhat Important	Funding support for a South Burlington indoor recreational facility Not at all important
Addressing racial disparities	Addressing racial disparities Very Important	Addressing racial disparities Somewhat Important	Addressing racial disparities Not at all important
Addressing income disparities	Addressing income disparities Very Important	Addressing income disparities Somewhat Important	Addressing income disparities Not at all important
Supporting local businesses	Supporting local businesses Very Important	Supporting local businesses Somewhat Important	Supporting local businesses Not at all important
Water, sewer, or stormwater infrastructure	Water, sewer, or stormwater infrastructure Very Important	Water, sewer, or stormwater infrastructure Somewhat Important	Water, sewer, or stormwater infrastructure Not at all important
Highspeed internet infrastructure	Highspeed internet infrastructure Very Important	Highspeed internet infrastructure Somewhat Important	Highspeed internet infrastructure Not at all important
Improving City sidewalks & recreation paths	Improving City sidewalks & recreation paths Very Important	Improving City sidewalks & recreation paths Somewhat Important	Improving City sidewalks & recreation paths Not at all important
Support growth in City's downtown/City Center	Support growth in City's downtown/City Center Very Important	Support growth in City's downtown/City Center Somewhat Important	Support growth in City's downtown/City Center Not at all important
Improve or build new City Parks	Improve or build new City Parks Very Important	Improve or build new City Parks Somewhat Important	Improve or build new City Parks Not at all important

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* 6. Do you have any other ideas on how YOU would like to see this once in-a-generation funding spent to support the community? Please explain.

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* 7. Please rank the following options for spending the City’s ARPA funds.
Please rank 1 (highest) to 13 (lowest) priority.

Improving transit services

Investing in child care centers to support working residents

Public art projects

Funding support for a South Burlington indoor recreational facility

Addressing racial disparities

Addressing income disparities

Supporting local businesses

Water, sewer, or stormwater infrastructure

Highspeed internet infrastructure

Improving City sidewalks & recreation paths

Support growth in City's downtown/City Center

Improve or build new City Parks

Community Survey: ARPA Spending

We'd Like Your Input!

Question Title

* 1. COVID-19 has impacted our daily lives in many ways. In which of the following ways you have been most impacted by the pandemic? (Mark all that apply.)

Question Title

* 2. In a few words, describe how the pandemic has most affected you and your family.

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* 3. COVID forced a number of changes in the way we live, work, and play. What, if any, of these changes would you like to see continue into the future?

Question Title

* 4. ARPA identified six key purposes for use of this federal funding. How would you prioritize the importance of these purposes for South Burlington? Please rank with “1” for the most important and “5” for the least important.

Question Title

* 5. The City has identified a number of projects eligible for these once-in-a-generation federal funds. How important do you consider each of these to be for our community?

Question Title

* 6. Do you have any other ideas on how YOU would like to see this once in-a-generation funding spent to support the community? Please explain.

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* 7. Please rank the following options for spending the City’s ARPA funds. Please rank 1 (highest) to 13 (lowest) priority.

* 7. Please rank the following options for spending the City’s ARPA funds.
Please rank 1 (highest) to 13 (lowest) priority.