Here is where Mill Creek spent its $6 million in ARPA funds

MILL CREEK—The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, by President Joe Biden, provided $350 billion through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cities with populations under 50,000, such as Lynnwood, received funds through state governments, allocated based on population share, with a cap at 75% of their most recent budget as of January 27, 2020. In Mill Creek’s case this amounted to $5,839,053.

Overall, Mill Creek used its ARPA funds to support and to improve public safety services by adding a limited term position; funding the police department’s salaries and overtime costs for 2023-2024; installing security system in various city facilities