The county board accepted more than $158,000 in state
COVID-19 funds to pay for various COVID-related expenses. The grant will pay
for overtime for county Public Health nurses, medical supplies and mileage, and
additional administrative costs, according to county Public Health Director
Darlene Smith.
The county also is in line for Federal Emergency Management
Agency funds but no amount has been determined.
Other grants Steuben legislators accepted included a
$500,000 federal Community Development Block Grant which pays for well and
septic, water and sewer, and mobile home needs for qualifying property owners.
The county Sheriff’s Department received a
$24,750 grant for a State Farm traffic safety mobile exhibit and a $30,000
matching grant to upgrade its Livescan Digital Fingerprinting equipment.
The Steuben board also is expected to approve transferring
$50,000 from the county’s contingency fund to cover additional costs related to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
The county Legislature also will move forward with Steuben
County Public Works projects on the County Route 119 bridge over the Canisteo
River in the Town of Cameron and the County Route 66 bridge over the Canisteo
River in the Town of Hornellsville. Some 80 percent of the cost of the projects
is federally funded.
