The Beacon
The American Rescue Plan announced on Monday that the federal government will deliver $350 billion to state and local governments in the coming weeks, including $6 billion to Ohio and, far down the line, $7,871,506 to Ottawa County.
In Ohio, Cuyahoga County will get the largest share, $239.9 million, and Cleveland will top the cities with an award of $511.7 million. The counties around Ottawa County will receive: Lucas, $83 million; Erie, $14.4 million; and Sandusky, $11.3 million.
In Ottawa County, where County Commissioners Mark Stahl, Mark Coppeler and Donald Douglas have been frugal, the county spent only $19.2 million of its $22.6 million in revenue in 2020.
To support the immediate pandemic response, bring back jobs, and lay the groundwork for a strong and equitable recovery, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, designed to bolster their response to the COVID-19 emergency and its economic impacts.
Elmore-to-Genoa bike trail a history lesson, says Mayor Bergman
Members of the Flatlanders Bicycle Club were among the first bicyclists to tour the Elmore-to-Geneoa section of the North Coast Inland Bike Trail after last Thursday’s ribbon cutting. (Photos by D’Arcy Patrick Egan)
BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN
GENOA When bicyclists rolled in to the Village of Genoa on Thursday night, their journey included a pair of ribbon cuttings and a surprising number of people pedaling the four-mile trail, it was an enormous victory for the family of the late Agnes E. “Tomme” Bergman.
Kandace York of Luckey, Ohio took a cruise on the new North Coast Inland Bike Trail as it crossed the Portage River in Elmore, and gave it her stamp of approval. (Photos by D’Arcy Patrick Egan)