At 1 p.m. Monday, July 19 Brown County Judge Paul Lilly will hold a press conference at Brown County Courthouse Commissioners Court in which he will share the county’s vision for the expenditure of the $7,354,638 allotted to Brown County under the American Recovery Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF), which was signed into law on March 11, 2021.

Brown County has already received half of the funds and will receive the second half in May 2022. Broadly, this money has been earmarked to strengthen water and sewer infrastructure, and to expand broadband infrastructure. Funds may also be used to support public health expenditures by funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts and medical expenses.