Milpitas seeks to pour more funding for community, public safety resources in upcoming budget

Milpitas leaders want to pour roughly half a million dollars into new and existing infrastructure, recreation and public safety resources, part of an ongoing process to finalize next year’s budget.

The City Council Tuesday night discussed ways to spend $483,000 left over from completed city programs previously funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a 2021 federal funding bill that provided families, businesses and governments with resources to recover from the pandemic.

The...