Buchanan County Relief Money (5-11-20)

Buchanan County Relief Money (5-11-20)

Federal covid-19 relief funding has reached buchanan county.

The commissioners say they received $10 million last week and will be used in an effort to prepare for any second wave of the virus that there may be..

Working with the state treasurer's office...asking for legal advice on how to best distribute the money they say they want the dollars used as effectively as possible.

(sot )"from a health standpoint, like law enforcement, the jail, ambulance service, all those folks making sure they're covered in the way they need to be.

There is an economic development piece to this that we think we might be able to help small business " they say some of the money will go toward the purchase of more p-p-e.this will include more ppe, ... commissioners are hoping by the end of the week, they'll have answers from the state treasurer's office and have an application process set up on their website for the community to apply for funds.

At the state