EASTON The Talbot County Council accepted a $45,000 donation from an anonymous donor on Dec. 15 to help small businesses. The money will be sent to the Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism department to support the local economy as federal stimulus money expires and empties.
Cassandra Vanhooser, the director of the Economic Development and Tourism department, told the council that a small family foundation contacted her to donate money through the Mid-Shore Community Foundation for the county to use. I thought that was a fantastic idea because we are running out of CARES funds and that expires at the end of the year, she said, referring to the U.S. Congress relief package that passed in the spring.