66 MILLION BUCKS Worth Of Jackson County COVID Cash UNRESOLVED

Today, under the radar of most news outlet . . .

JACKSON COUNTY FIGHTS OVER 66 MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF COVID CASH STILL LYING AROUND AMID AN ONGOING BATTLE BETWIXT EXEC FRANK WHITE & THE LEGISLATURE!!!

Interestingly, we're all on the clock and feds demand definitive plans to spend the money by this year. 

Here's a www.TonysKansasCity.com peek at legislative text we've highlighted that proves as much . . .

RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to work with the County Executive to develop a plan to commit federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds.

The American Rescue Plan requires that these federal funds may be used only to cover expenses to respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, or Tribal/local government that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work; for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal/local government due to COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, or Tribal/local government prior to the emergency; and to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and incurred during the period from March 3, 2021 through December 31, 2026; and,

Jackson County's total allocation of American Resue Plan funds is $136,551,645.00 with approximately $66,000,000.00 remaining; and,

ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024 and spent by December 31, 2026
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