After months and months of waiting, the city of Mt. Carmel has finally its’ full share of CARES Act funding. Mayor Joe Judge said he and City Clerk Rudy Witsman had pressured state officials to release the monies allocated to Mt. Carmel. Finally, Judge said that perseverance paid off in a big way to the tune of $304,000.
Unfortunately, Judge said the state prohibits the city from dispersing any of the money to local businesses impacted by the pandemic, much the way was done in Indiana.
At their regular meeting last week, the city council voted to spend $70,000 of the money for two squad cars for the police department and $26,000 to update the audio/video technology in the council room at city hall. Judge said the new equipment will allow for the streaming of meetings, and allow city employees to attend meetings and training remotely.