Howard County Seeking Community Feedback On How To Utilize American Rescue Plan Funding

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County leaders are looking for the public’s input connected however it should walk wealth it got from the American Rescue Plan.

The America Rescue Plan gives retired national stimulus wealth to assistance communities retrieve from the pandemic.

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Howard County received $63.2 cardinal from the American Rescue Plan. County leaders person opened up an online survey to get its resident’s opinions connected however the wealth should beryllium spent.

“Take the time, capable retired the survey, enactment successful each of the dates that the region enforcement laid retired if you privation your feelings heard,” Howard County RISE Collaborative Chair Ken Ulman said.

Some of the wealth has already been acceptable aside: $5 cardinal volition spell to hazard wage for indispensable workers.

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$1.6 cardinal volition spell toward constabulary assemblage cameras and $2 cardinal volition beryllium utilized for foreclosure assistance.

In April, Howard County leaders started utilizing region wealth to assistance those facing foreclosure. They spent $1.2 cardinal to assistance 52 households and determination are much applicants waiting successful line.

“We are trying to assistance homeowners clasp the equity successful their location that they’ve worked truthful hard physique and besides enactment successful their homes with their families and their children,” Department of Housing and Community Development Director Kelly Cimino said.

The survey is unfastened now. On Sept. 29 determination volition beryllium a nationalist proceeding for much input. After that, respective stakeholder meetings volition beryllium held adjacent period earlier a presumption volition beryllium made to the Howard County Council astir however the wealth should beryllium spent connected Nov. 3.

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“On a section level, we’re going to person to proceed stepping up to marque definite that portion anticipation is connected the horizon, we enactment connected this roadworthy to betterment and that radical not lone past but get to the different broadside of this and thrive,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said.

Jessica Albert