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Luzerne County has received nearly $9.5 million in federal funding to assist people struggling to make rent due to hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Luzerne County Office of Community Development.
The funding, which originated from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, is channeled through the U.S. Treasury Department and will allow tenants as well as landlords to seek relief.
âIt can be used for rent and utilities for people who were adversely affected by the pandemic,â Executive Director Andrew Reilly said. âWe are in the process now of putting together a program.â
The Commission on Economic Opportunity will assist in administering the program once the application process has been set up, he said.
Luzerne County held a news conference Wednesday to show just how far more than $28 million went. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 5:41 PM EST January 27, 2021
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. The lines are being painted on the ice at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, which Luzerne County Manager David Pedri said provided the perfect backdrop for a news conference about CARES Act money given to the county. They re putting in new seats; they re paying the lines, we got ice here, we re going to have hockey here in a couple of weeks. Luzerne County s coming back. The arena is coming back, and this is what it s about is supporting these entities as well, said Pedri.