Politics & Government
Businesses Seek Slice Of Kane County’s Coronavirus Relief Funds
County officials are working out how to distribute $93 million in federal coronavirus funding, and local businesses hope they're included.
KANE COUNTY, IL — Businesses are hoping for a helping hand from Kane County’s coronavirus relief package from the federal government, but the money could run out before that, the Daily Herald reports.
Kane County received about $93 million in federal funding from the more than $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and Kane County Board members have already approved sending about $28 million to municipalities and unincorporated areas. The board also authorized distributing $8 million to the county’s health department to hire an outside vendor to perform coronavirus contact tracing.
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After that money is distributed, the county’s coronavirus fund will have about $57 million left.
However, the board’s coronavirus-funding committee is now working through 81 requests from Kane County departments, which total about $63 million, the Daily Herald reports. The committee is reluctant to recommend approving large requests from county departments and has urged the board to develop a program to support businesses, the report states.
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There are also several million dollars still up in the air as officials try to determine exactly how to allocate the coronavirus relief funds for some municipalities. The money is being distributed based on each municipality’s population, but there is ongoing debate over which numbers should be used.
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Aurora and Elgin leaders have argued the county should use 2019 statistics instead of those in the 2010 U.S. Census, as those cities have seen large growth over the past decade, the report states.
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