LTE: Pleased with county
Editor, Gettysburg Times,
As reported in this newspaper, Adams County is receiving $20 million in pandemic recovery funding through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) program, enacted in March of last year by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Biden. In fact, $10 million was received last May and is now in the bank drawing interest, with the next $10 million due to be delivered in May or June of this year. The program has several eligible uses, including: public health response expenses, the replenishment of pandemic related budget shortfalls, aid to individuals and businesses impacted by the pandemic, premium pay for essential workers, water and sewer projects, and broadband development projects. Many County residents have been advocating for the County to establish a process for receiving and considering public input for how these funds should be allocated. I am pleased to see that the County has now done that. A public survey is now available on the County’s website at www.adamscounty.us/Pages/default.aspx. I have already done the survey and indicated what I think the priorities should be for spending this money. The survey is quick and simple, taking me only a few minutes to complete. I urge everyone to do it. And I commend our County Commissioners for putting Adams County out front as one of the first counties in the state to formally solicit public input on how to spend our tax money.
Jeff Colvin,
Gettysburg