HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Commission will meet Wednesday morning as part of a work-study group to address more than $12 million in coronavirus relief funds that are available.
“This is the $12.6 million that the CARES act sent to the state of Kansas and then the state distributes to each county,” County Administrator Randy Partington said. “So $12.6 million is what Reno County has to primarily disburse to local entities.”
“Right now its really been all fo the public school districts, the private schools in Reno County and all the cities in Reno County,” Partington said. “Entities with ties to the county, such as EMS, Horizons, the State Fair, those are some of the entities I know have put in requests.”
Most if not all fo the entities are looking to recover some of the costs associated with personal protective gear, or technology needed to provide education to students or those who may have to work outside the office due to the pandemic.
Partington says they have most of the funding spoken for but if there are still some pockets of money available they will find ways to produce grants for businesses that may need financial help. Wednesday’s meeting is at 8:30 a.m. at the Reno County Courthouse.