A $2.9 million grant received under the CARES Act has helped improve the financial picture for the Town of Fountain Hills during the first six months of the current fiscal year. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act was approved by Congress in March 2020 and allotted $2.2 trillion in stimulus aid that included grants to state and local governments. The state allocated those funds to most communities. The Town of Fountain Hills received its allotment in July 2020, just as the new fiscal year was beginning. The funding was largely allocated to public safety, and the town used th...