Lake County’s Health and Community Services Committee on Aug. 5 approved a first amendment to the county’s HOME‑American Rescue Plan (HOME‑ARP) allocation plan to incorporate an additional $9,044 the county received after a HUD administrative miscalculation.

The amendment was necessary, the county’s Community Development Administrator said, because HUD notified the county that its original HOME‑ARP award had been undercalculated. The HOME‑ARP program was created under the American Rescue Plan Act and is administered through HUD; the funds combine HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program authorities.

Dominic Strezo said the county’s total HOME‑ARP allocation is slightly above $6 million and that no dollars from that allocation had yet been spent. He said the county maintains an open, rolling application process for HOME‑ARP projects, and that individual projects will return to the committee for approval as applications are received.

The committee approved the amendment by voice vote. The transcript records an affirmative voice vote of "Aye," but does not show a roll‑call tally.