The ARPA Funding Advisory Committee has been tasked to review and assess proposals for Bristol’s allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The Town of Bristol is slated to receive almost $1.2 million over the next two years, to be spent on various areas including Pandemic Response, Premium Pay to Eligible Workers, Lost Revenue, and Water, Sewer, and Broadband Infrastructure.
The ARPA Funding Advisory Committee meets on the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm.
Please contact Chair Porter Knight for information about this committee: knight@gmavt.net
Read the Final ARPA Report
The current members of the ARPA Funding Advisory Committee are:
| NAME | TERM |
|---|---|
| Porter Knight (Chair) | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Kris Perlee (Vice-Chair) | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Alison DaBica (Secretary) | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Betsy Blair | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Diane Cushman | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Mike Dash | (Term expires March 2024) |
| John McCormick (Energy Committee) | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Robert Rooker (Planning Commission) | (Term expires March 2024) |
| Helen Young (Conservation Commission) | (Term expires March 2024) |
FY 2022/2023 Meetings
| Date | Agenda | Minutes | Materials | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2023 | Agenda | Notes | Video | |
| February 6, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video | |
| January 2, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video | |
| December 5, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | Survey Rank Scoring | Video |
| November 07, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | Video | |
| October 17, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | Bristol_ARPA_funding_requests_2022-10-17 | Video |
| October 3, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | CommunityData Focus Group Ideas | Video |
| September 19, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | Spaghetti Dinner Notes | Video |
| August 1, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | ARPA Compiled_responses_from_the_dump_2022-07-30_Blair ARPA Committee first meeting Hopes and Goals slides ARPA venn diagram | Video |
| July 18, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | Post_Card_Front_Draft/a> |
FY 2021/2022 Meetings
| Date | Agenda | Minutes | Materials | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | Video | |
| May 2, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | ARPA Focus Group presentation template | Video |
| April 4, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | ARPA Committee April meeting | Video |
| March 7, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | US_Treasury_SLFRF_Compl_&_Rpt_Appendix1_Exp_Categories Appointment_letter | Video |