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(Cleveland)- White County is expected to receive almost six million dollars in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the federal government and Tuesday the White County Board of Commissioners designated a project that will utilize those funds.
The federal government has strict guidelines on how those funds can be used.
The commissioners have decided to use the money to construct two facilities that can be used to meet such needs as a pandemic. Commission Chairman Travis Turner said they have known for some time that they could use a multi-purpose facility to meet those types of needs.
He said these buildings will be, “ utilized for the support of public health, to be a mass care facility and preparation and response for future hazards for pandemics that have been identified within the county’s emergency plan through our emergency management department under Director Murphy’s lead. This facility could also conduct emergency distributions, possible mass evacuations act as a storm shelter as well as being used for other situations that are designated for the wellbeing of White County, “ commented Turner.
Turner said, “ we have been blessed to have a relation with the Bridge Church,” but it would be better to have a facility that they would not have to rely on others to serve the public. Interim County Manager Shanda Murphy said, the county has been designated to receive $5,982,150, fifty percent of that has already been received the other half should come next year.
The county will be working on the plans for the buildings that will be located within the Yonah Preserve area north of Cleveland.
