The coronavirus has taken a costly toll across the state.
But federal funds as part of the CARES Act are now making their way to some of the hardest hit in our community.
The City of Mesa is on the brink of injecting $90 million into its community.
It’s one of five Arizona cities/counties with populations greater than 500,000 receiving money from the Federal CARES Act. The others are Phoenix, Mesa Tucson, Pima and Maricopa counties.
“It’s really an emergency allocation of dollars to really help the community in a variety of different ways,” said Mesa City Manager Chris Brady.
Brady says the money will go in several different buckets.
The largest portion, around $50 million, will go toward public safety.