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There s no short selling the fact that small businesses have been dealt a tough and sometimes unbearable dagger to their chances of staying open and being able to pay bills.
The Monmouth County Freeholders/Commissioners since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic have used Federal CARES Act funding to help businesses with PPE and other Covid related expenses, which has helped many businesses in the area.
Still, with capacity at only 35-percent, rough waters lye ahead in what s been a brutal month for weather at the Jersey Shore.
In Middletown, the township committee has announced they ve provided 29 small businesses with a check for $15,000 through their Economic Relief Program.
Middletown disburses $422,500 in COVID-19 relief grants Â
MIDDLETOWN â The Township Committee ceremoniously presented the representatives of eight small businesses with a check for $15,000 on Feb. 9 through the Middletown Economic Relief Program (MERP): All Natural Dry Cleaners, Code Ninjas, Greens & Grains, Middletown Pancake House, Monmouth Museum, No Limits Cafe, Rockân Music Academy and Zeekâs Tees.
MERP funding was officially approved at the Feb. 16 Township Committee meeting where it was announced that 29 small businesses and nonprofit organizations across town will be awarded $422,500 through this initiative, according to a press release from the township.
Of the 29 small businesses that applied, 26 were awarded $15,000, and the other three were awarded $10,000, $10,500, and $12,500 since that is the amount the business owner requested, according to the press release.