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Tega Cay council OKs $200,000 in ARPA relief for local small businesses, tables eligibility rules for next month
Summary
Tega Cay council voted unanimously Dec. 16 to allocate the remaining $200,000 in ARPA funds to local small businesses but postponed finalizing eligibility criteria until staff compiles a consolidated application and council reviews it next month.
The Tega Cay City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 16 to allocate the remaining $200,000 of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to local small businesses, setting the dollars aside for grants to businesses that were operating before the COVID disruption and remain active today.
Council members debated program parameters for more than an hour but chose to table final rules until staff consolidates the discussion into a written application. Council directed staff to prepare a draft application reflecting council priorities — including whether to include brick-and-mortar and home-based businesses, nonprofit eligibility, a cap on awards, and employee‑count thresholds — and circulate it for review in January.
Why it matters: The allocation moves the money from a reserved ARPA balance into a program designed to help…
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