St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said the city is planning to use $5 million from its American Rescue Plan Act fund to help stabilize homes damaged by the May 16 tornado.

Spencer said Monday the count of impacted buildings and homes has grown from initial estimates of nearly 5,000 to more than 10,000 in the nearly three weeks since the storm.

During a press conference, Spencer said that city officials had identified $5 million of ARPA funds allocated for stabilizing and weatherproofing buildings that can be used for temporarily repairing residents’ homes.

“We know we’ve got to get these funds out as quickly as possible to really help ensure that residents can stabilize buildings that are badly compromised,” Spencer said. “We want to make sure that in deploying these funds, we're able

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