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Town Hall Held To Review How St. Louis County Spent CARES Act Funding
Hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars were divvied up in St. Louis County as part of the COVID-19 relief bill.
June 23, 2021
Hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars were divvied up in St. Louis County as part of the COVID-19 relief bill. There will be a town hall to review how the county the pandemic and spent $170 million of federal tax money from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday night inside the St. Louis County Council Chambers.
The 104-page report outlines how it was spent:
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- $49 million was for public health including awareness campaigns, enforcing social distancing, and allocating testing.
- $47 million went to local municipalities.
- $30 million for humanitarian aid like food and housing.
- $26 million for economic recovery.
- $20 million was earmarked for St. Louis County response which was used to upgrade county operations to keep county employees safe.
With $190 million on the way, the county council is still deciding how to spend that second chunk. The town hall is open to the public and it will be live-streamed on the county's youtube page.