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Napa County approves $150,000 forgivable loan to Le Petit Elephant to preserve affordable child care
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a $150,000 forgivable loan from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) corpus to help Le Petit Elephant complete a move and open additional infant and child-care slots in the City of Napa, with the board adding an amendment to seek ARPA funds first if they become available.
The Napa County Board of Supervisors on April 22 approved an additional $150,000 forgivable loan to Le Petit Elephant Nursery and Preschool (LPE) to support the provider's purchase and renovation of a nearly 20,000-square-foot building in the City of Napa and preserve planned affordable infant and child-care spaces.
County Chief Executive Ryan Alsop told the board LPE previously received $1.2 million in county ARPA funds and that the new request is meant to cover pre-construction expenses, permit fees and unplanned legal costs tied to a lawsuit that delayed the project. “LPE has requested an additional $150,000 in a forgivable loan … to cover pre construction expenses,” Alsop said during the board presentation.
The board approved the loan with a motion amended to direct staff to first use any unspent ARPA dollars to repay the county’s MSA corpus if those ARPA funds…
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