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OSWEGO â The Labette County COVID-19 relief program is nearing the Dec. 30 spending deadline, and the county is on track to spend the nearly $4 million received from the state, county commissioners heard Monday.
The county received $3,983,558.77 from the stateâs Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas program, which is distributing federal pandemic relief money. The money can be used to reimburse for COVID-19-related expenses or for projects tied to the pandemic. If the money isnât spent by Dec. 30 the county will have to send back whatâs left.
The county gave $1.25 million to Labette Health and smaller amounts to cities, schools, Labette Community College and Labette Center for Mental Health Services. About $900,000 was divided among four programs that distributed money upon qualifying request to businesses, day cares/senior care, food programs and for connectivity projects. Last week, the county transferred about $98,000 more to that program from mo
OSWEGO â Labette County is spending down the remaining funds from $3.98 million it received from the state with direction to spend it on COVID-19 relief.
Some of the countyâs allocation remains unspent and is available for redistribution because planned changes in courtrooms in Parsons and Oswego didnât work out either because of Kansas Supreme Court approval or because the work could not be completed by Dec. 30, the deadline for spending COVID-19 relief funds.Â
The county received $3,983,558.77 from the stateâs Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas program, which is distributing federal pandemic relief money. The money can be used to reimburse for COVID-19-related expenses or for projects tied to the pandemic. Counties have until the end of the year to spend all of their allotted money or send it back to the state.
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A wind energy advisory committee for Labette County briefly discussed economic impact, safety issues and required setback distances from turbines to property lines on Monday.
Only two members â Kevin King and Mel Hass â attended the online meeting, with Rod Landrum and Sandy Krider, the countyâs public works supervisor, unable to participate on Monday. King and Hass decided to try to set up a 7 p.m. Thursday meeting, hoping that all four members would be available along with a representative from German utility company RWE. The company has expressed interest and has signed lease agreements for a wind farm in Labette County. The county commissioners formed a five-member committee in 2019 to study wind energy and its impact on the county. One member left the committee after moving out of county.