Normal looking for community feedback on COVID-recovery funds

Posted on October 28, 2021

*Normal Mayor Chris Koos spoke with WJBC’s Todd Wineburner. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)*

By A.J. Harris

NORMAL – Normal Mayor Chris Koos wants the public to be a part of the discussion about how pandemic relief funds should be spent.

The Town of Normal is running a survey for input from the public about how to spend funds granted by the American Rescue Plan.

Koos spoke with WJBC’s Todd Wineburner.

“We felt it was appropriate to get a community feeling where they thought some of those dollars should be spent. There are a lot categories and there are a lot of rules on how those dollars can be spent,” said Koos.

The purpose of the survey is to collect feedback from residents to help prioritize investment areas to address in the Town of Normal related to COVID-19 impact and recovery.

You can find the survey here.

A.J. Harris can be reached at [email protected]

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