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COVID Relief To Top $100M For County

Both U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand hailed the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that was approved along party lines by the Senate on Saturday. It is expected to bring more than $100 million to schools and municipalities here in Chautauqua County.

Schumer detailed the plan’s tentative impact to New York as $100 billion. The deal includes an additional round of direct stimulus checks, extends enhanced unemployment insurance benefits, will help solve New York state and upstate municipalities budget woes. The assistance marks a not-too-soon moment of relief for countless families, workers, restaurants, more independent venues and small businesses across the state.

As part of the deal, more than $23.8 billion flows directly to New York state governments on top of increased education funding, transit funding and highways, vaccine distribution, COVID health funding, emergency rental and housing assistance and more included for New York in this bill.

“Back in November, the American people and New Yorkers sent a crystal clear message to the previous administration: deliver the robust COVID relief this country needs or get out of the way,” Schumer said. “The deal we reached with the help of a new president, and a new democratic Senate marks real relief to the tune of $100 billion for workers, families, healthcare, small businesses, including our hard-hit industries like restaurants, and New York — the things we need to support to weather this crisis and then work to recover.”

Chautauqua County is on tap to receive $25 million as part of the package while Jamestown will receive $28 million with Dunkirk in line for $11 million.

“This marks the second biggest stimulus bill in the nation’s history — second to the CARES Act — and it comes just in time, because Americans and New York still need real help to get through this,” Schumer said.

Other county municipalities seeing significant funding include: the town of Pomfret, $2.6 million; village of Fredonia, $1.9 million; town of Ellicott, $1.5 million; town of Busti, $1.3 million; town of Hanover, $1.2 million; town of Westfield, $849,986; town of Ellery, $801,758; town of Chautauqua, $786,421; town of Carroll, $619,011.

All other municipalities were targeted to receive between $555,447 in the village of Westfield to $83,151 in the village of Panama.

“My colleagues and I fought hard to support our front line workers, strengthen vaccine rollout, help our schools safely reopen, bolster small businesses, and provide relief to the millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet,” Gillibrand said. “While there’s more work to be done to help America fully recover, this bill is a huge step to further address this crisis and I will continue working with my colleagues to help rebuild our economy.”

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