By JOE LoTEMPLIO Editor in Chief
Dec 25, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
PLATTSBURGH â Clinton County legislators will consider a local COVID-19 relief plan that has caused sparks.
Legislator Simon Conroy (D-Area 4, Town of Plattsburgh) put forth a plan to establish a relief fund using money from the federal Tobacco Settlement.
His plan calls for $45,000 of unused 2020 money from the fund, and another $65,000 allocated for 2021, to be used for local relief. Additional funds would be sought from towns, the state and corporations, Conroy said.
The $45,000 would be available immediately for emergency situations to those harmed by the coronavirus. The full legislature would decide who gets what, Conroy said.