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Mayor: Stimulus should pay city bills
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
As Congress continues to work toward another pandemic stimulus package that could include funding for state and local government, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry says federal relief could help offset personnel costs incurred because of the pandemic.
When employees – mostly in the street, fire and police departments – were exposed to or contracted the virus, other workers had to be called in to work to compensate.
“Overtime has been somewhat of a challenge,” he said during an interview Thursday.
In addition to extra labor costs, Henry said he would like to put as much federal money toward assistance for small businesses, particularly restaurants, bars and hotels. ....

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