The Litchfield Park City Council voted 6-0-1 during its regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. 17, to award $100,000 in grants to nine businesses and two nonprofits as part of its new COVID-19 Business Assistance Program.
Mayor Thomas L. Schoaf, Vice Mayor Paul Faith and Councilmembers Lisa Brainard-Watson, Ann Donahue, Ron Clair and John Romack voted in favor; Councilman Tom Rosztoczy recused himself, citing a conflict of interest.
Under the program, applicants may be eligible for grants of up to $10,000.
In August, the City Council set aside $180,000 in general fund money freed up when the city received federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, and approved the program with qualification and deadline requirements that proved too restrictive for many small businesses. Nonprofits were not included in the original program.
In October, the council unanimously approved revisions recommended by Finance Director Paige Peterson that allowed businesses and nonprofits in the city to apply regardless of whether they received COVID-related government financial assistance from programs including the Payroll Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan, SBA Express Bridget Loans and SBA Debt Relief funds.
If additional applications are submitted, they will go before the council during its regular meetings in January and February. If there is still a need after the $180,000 is exhausted, the council could opt to make an additional $180,000 available.
For more information about the program or to request an application, call City Hall at 623-935-5033 or email ppeterson@litchfield-park.org.
Kelly O’Sullivan can be reached at kosullivan@newszap.com or 760-963-1697.
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Kelly O’Sullivan is a longtime journalist who joined Independent Newsmedia in January 2020, after returning to the Valley from Twentynine Palms, California, where she worked for eight years as a communications specialist for the U.S. Marine Corps. When she’s not covering stories of interest to Litchfield Park, Goodyear and other Southwest Valley residents, she stays busy rediscovering Arizona and photographing its spectacular landscapes and wildlife.
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