The Washington County Board of Supervisors discussed formulating how to spend the approximate $4.27 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan that was passed in March during their Tuesday meeting. The supervisors mentioned that they have so far received exactly half of the allocation so far, which can be used in areas including responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, providing government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue, making necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure, providing premium pay to eligible workers of the county performing essential work during the pandemic, or providing grants to eligible employers that perform essential work.