Commissioners question plans for 20 million dollars in Augusta Rescue Act funds

Augusta, Ga (WJBF) It was a brand new expertise for budgeting and spending 82 million {dollars} in Rescue Act funds now commissioners the place they’ve been with the Rescue Act {dollars} and the place they should go.  

 Commissioners have a street map for rescue act funds as they put together for the second section of {dollars} to return in.  

“If we comply with the plan that we, have we must always do nicely and progress even past how a lot this cash would offer proper now,” mentioned Commissioner Dennis Williams.  

 However some metropolis leaders are questioning plans to place ten and a half million {dollars} in Rescue Act Funds into the final fund over the subsequent two years. 

 Some commissioners say that cash ought to go to particular tasks as an alternative, 

“You may use it for streetlights, you could possibly use it for public security, you could possibly use it for Parks and Rec there are all kinds of various makes use of we may do and but we’re going to place it into the Common Fund,” mentioned Commissioner Brandon Garrett.  

 “Do you want that ten million going into the Common Fund?  

“Not presently no, it wants to stay the place it’s,” mentioned Commissioner Williams.  

There’s practically 11 million Rescue Act {dollars} commissioners haven’t budgeted but, with some   suggesting dividing that cash evenly among the many members to spend of their districts. 

We’re going to have some issues that we’re going to should cope with actual quickly that’s going to take precedence with that cash that’s going to be useful to the whole county versus simply the person districts,” mentioned Commissioner Alvin Mason.   

“I don’t assume there’s any curiosity in having a million-dollar divvied up amongst every district I don’t assume that units a very good precedent and actually I don’t assume the general public trusts us sufficient to see us use it that approach,” mentioned Commissioner Garrett.  

With tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in selections nonetheless to make commissioners know they should put their heads collectively, that’s the reason a Rescue Act work session is being deliberate in Augusta George Eskola WJBF NewsChannel 6.