Dubuque County Government Hopes For Pandemic Reimbursement

After spending liberally to help fend off the COVID-19 pandemic, Dubuque County government is trying now to seek reimbursements and protect against possible economic repercussions. Dubuque County Budget Director Stella Runde said Monday that, to date, county departments have spent $1.4 million of the almost $2.4 million appropriated by the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors for COVID-19 pandemic relief. She told supervisors that the county was able to handle that so far, but they should begin thinking of how to recoup that spending. She explained that money for local governments in Congress’ Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act all went to the state to be distributed from there. Only 1% of counties nationwide got direct funding.