WAYNESBURG Greene County is going broke. Despite receiving millions in payouts from the natural gas industry to compensate such counties as Greene that host natural gas wells, it is struggling to balance its more than $40 million budget. This year, amid a pandemic, commissioners raised property taxes for the first time since 2010. Without major changes, county budget office projections show that Greene may not have the revenue or reserves to cover its costs by 2023. It’s a financial predicament that seemed all but guaranteed as the coal mining industry here has nearly disappeared, hollowing out the backbone of the local economy. That was, until the natural gas boom and a massive influx of money that came with it offered a different path.
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A business owner’s guide to Pa.’s next wave of COVID-19 relief grants
Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
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Help is on the way for Pennsylvania’s struggling bars, hotels and restaurants, as $145 million in state grants becomes available this month.
The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic. Priority will go to those that have not received relief from other state and federal programs, had to temporarily close as a result of Gov. Tom Wolf’s business shutdown orders, or lost more than half of their revenue in 2020.