The city of Youngstown received approximately $83 million dollars in American Rescue Plan funds and as of the end of September, $56 million has been expended.

Each council member received $2 million to better their wards to make them more aesthetically pleasing and the city a bit more inviting. Youngstown First Ward Councilman Julius Oliver rattled off a few of the places money went to in his ward.

"$5,000 went to the Butler Art Museum to help them retain their certification, help them get the vault that they needed so that we can continue to have a world class art museum here in Youngstown. $100,000 went to veterans havens for the... housing you see going in the corners of Warren and Hillman," Oliver said.

Second Ward Councilman Jimmy Hughes chimed in with where he awarded some of the

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