Dutchess has $34 million remaining
The Dutchess comptroller on Wednesday (Aug. 30) released a report on the county’s spending during the second quarter of its American Rescue Plan allocation.
The county received $57 million in pandemic relief funds from the federal government, which it must spend by Dec. 31, 2024. As of June 30, it had $34.3 million remaining.
In the second quarter, according to the report, the county spent $1.4 million of the funding, including $711,000 on payroll and benefits; $197,000 on improvements to Heritage Financial Park (Dutchess Stadium); $95,000 on the Bowdoin Park archery range in Wappingers Falls; and $84,000 on the design of a gallery space at the Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn.
Your report failed to touch on the fact that the Republican leadership in the county Legislature removed 75 percent of the funding it promised to increase accessibility to high speed internet for all. [via Facebook]