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If you are a renter in Iowa and times have become tougher for you as a direct result of the pandemic, there's a new assistance program out there for you.

A new program is helping Mesa residents catch up on rent owed – and avoid water and electricity turnoffs. Last month, after providing $7 million in rent assistance through the Mesa CARES program, the city received an additional $15.7 million in federal funding for “Mesa residents who are financially impacted by COVID.” Two weeks into the 2021 Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Program (or ERAP), 87 households received $452,000 in assistance, with $426,000 for rent owed and $25,000 for utility bills. The city was processing nearly 700 more applications for ERAP, which is...

The resolution was approved unanimously by magistrates, and if the first round of funding is depleted, the county may be able to get another round of $200,000. Magistrates also approved the appointment of Matthew Baker to the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport Board. Baker will take over the seat for Tony Jones, who asked to leave the board at the beginning of the month. Kenneth Bates was also re-appointed to the board after a one-year term. Both will serve on the board through December 31, 2024. The next Christian County Fiscal Court meeting will be Tuesday morning, February 23, at 8:30.

With hundreds behind on rent and utilities, Mesa is moving quickly to pump out new funding assistance. In 2020, the Mesa CARES program funneled federal money to provide 1,781 families with nearly $7 million in rent assistance. The average payment per household was $3,875.  But the program ran out of funding in early December, leaving 2,000 on a waiting list just when COVID-19 started a holiday surge. Similar to the vaccine shots that boost a body’s defense, the city just received $15.7 million in booster funding - and this week started getting residents caught up on essential bills. �...

The Martha's Vineyard Times Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Utility Assistance M.V. Center for Living is providing COVID-19 relief assistance for household utilities. — Isabel Gitten Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living will administer the funding that is now available to assist Island households experiencing severe economic hardship due to COVID-19 with heat and electric utility payments. For information and an application, contact one of the following:  Edgartown Council on Aging – 508-627-4368  Oak Bluffs Council on Aging – 5...