MIKE SMITH
Up to $500,000 from an anonymous donor could be given out as cash prizes to incentivize Butte-Silver Bow residents to get COVID-19 vaccinations if the county puts the same amount into a public awareness campaign.
County Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher says if commissioners agree to tap $500,000 in federal COVID funds for the awareness campaign Wednesday night, the donorâs money would come through.
âThey wanted Butte-Silver Bow to be in the game at half-a-million dollars and then they would match the $500,000 and they wanted to do it in a way that didnât impact the taxpayers,â Gallagher told The Montana Standard.