WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ALLOCATE NEAR 90% OF COVID FUND

Westmoreland County Commissioners have allocated close to 90% of the American Rescue Plan funds received in 2022, and now have until the end of the year to allocate the remaining $10.5 million.  The Trib reports that in 2022, the county was awarded $105.3 million in Covid-19 relief money.  American Rescue Plan guidelines restricted the county’s use of the cash to specific categories, including allowing governments to recoup revenue it lost because of the pandemic. Westmoreland officials say, through the end of the June, the county has lost nearly $94 million in revenue since 2020.  Over $82 million was used to replace funds lost to the pandemic