Letter sent to Palm Beach County mayor seeking CARES Act money be 'disbursed as soon as possible'

How much money is Palm Beach County receiving through the CARES Act, and how will it be used?

COVID-19 RELIEF.

THE MONEY ISFROM THE CARES ACT AND THECOUNTY HAS YET TO DISTRIBUTEIT.

SOUTH COUNTY REPORTERMIRANDA CHRISTIAN GOT HERHANDS ON A LETTER URGINGLEADERS TO HELP THOSE IN NEEDFASTER<< PCK: MARY SHEA HAS OWNEDBULLDOG FENCE SINCE 19-72.

THESMALL DELRAY BEACH BUSINESSESHAS BEEN APPLYING FOR ANY ANDALL CORONAVIRUS RELIEF 5.01TOOK US 7.5 WEEKS TO SEE ODIME SHEA SAYS SHE WAS LUCKYTO RECEIVE A PAYMENTPROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN&BUTHAT WILL ONLY LAST SO LONG.2.08 THE REALITY IS THAT FOURAND FIVE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD,THAT IS WHEN BUSINESS WILLFEEL REAL PAIN WE BROKE THENEWS TO SHEA - THAT PALM BEACHCOUNTY HAS MILLIONS OF DOLLARSTHAT COULD HELP HER AND OTHERBUSINESS ONWERS.

6.13 THE LONGTERM IMPACT OF THIS WILL BE SOSUBSTANTIAL ACCORDING TO THECOUNTY AGENDA - JUST OVER261-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THECARES ACT RELIEF FUND WEREMADE AVAILABLE ON APRIL 23RD.TWO WEEKS LATER - A PROPOSEDBREAKDOWN OF FUNDS WASPRESENTED TO COUNTCOMMISSIONERS.

IT INCLUDES 60MILLION FOR LOCAL BUSINESSGRANTS&35 MILLION FOR TESTING&AND 40 MILLION FOR HOUSINGASSISTANCE.

THAT WAS LASTFRIDAY AND STILL NO DECISIONWAS MADE - INSTEAD THE FOCWAS ON REOPENING BUSINESSEAND BEACHES.

WE WENT TOCOMMISSIONER ROBERT WEINROTO FIND OUT WHY.

11.21:A LOTOF PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT THISAND SAY THAT THIS MONEY ISMORE IMPORTANT THAN THEDISCUSSION ON THE BEACHES” ITDEPENDS WHERE YOU STAND, A LOTOF OUR RESIDENTS ARE LOOKINGAT THE BEACHES REOPENING AS AWAY OF GETTING BACK TO SOMENORMALCY.

WEDNESDAY -REPRESENTATIVE EMILY SLOSBERGAND BOCA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERSENT THIS LETTER TO MAYOR DAKERNER URGER HIM TO TAKEACTION NOW..

IT SAYS IN PA"WITH EACH DAY THAT GOES BY,MORE BUSINESSES FAIL AND MORJOBS ARE LOST, SO THEDEPLOYMENT OF THE SMALLBUSINESS PORTION OF THESEFUNDS SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED.

"COMMISSIONER WEINROTH SAYS ITIS IMPORTANT TO GET HELP TOTHOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.13.22 WE REALLY HAVE TO INVESTIN THE FUTURE, OUR BUSINESSHAS TO BE HELPED, A LOT AREHURTING MC: WEINROTH SAYSCOMMISSIONERS WILL DISCUSS T260- MILLION DOLLARS ONFRIDAY.

THEY COULD DECIDE TOSTART DISTRIBUTING THE MONEYRIGHT AWAY.

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