Brookhaven City Council Authorizes CARES Act Allocations

From the City of Brookhaven:

October 13, 2020

At its business meeting on Oct. 13, the Brookhaven City Council dedicated $570,000 in CARES Act funding for public safety equipment and replacement laptops for government employees working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The new state-of-the-art Public Safety Building will be outfitted with emergency operation displays, which will keep us connected to other agencies during emergency situations,” said Police Chief Gary Yandura.

Brookhaven police will also be acquiring replacement computers for police in the field.

The allocations follow the unanimous approval of $6.3 million in CARES Act funding at the Sept. 22 business meeting. Allocations approved in that meeting included rent relief in the amount of $725,000 and utility relief in the amount of $1.1 million.

The sum of $85,000 in funding has been dedicated toward hunger relief. Direct distributions of food are already underway though the Cowart Family YMCA and the Latin American Association to Brookhaven families in need.

This press release was produced by the City of Brookhaven. The views expressed here are the author’s own.