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Monroe County approves $2.5 million RCAP passthrough for Great Wolf Lodge expansion
Summary
The Industrial Development Authority was authorized to execute a cooperation and funding procedures agreement enabling a $2,500,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program passthrough to Great Wolf Lodge of the Poconos; a commissioner questioned the use of state funds for a high‑profit entity and staff said the investment targets hospitality-sector growth in Monroe County.
Monroe County commissioners approved an Industrial Development Authority cooperation and funding procedures agreement that enables a $2,500,000 passthrough from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP) to Great Wolf Lodge of the Poconos.
The motion to execute the agreement carried after brief discussion. A commissioner asked what the funding would be used for and why state money was being directed to a private, high‑profit company. A county staff member replied that the funds are a state grant passed through the authority and that “the state feels that it was worthy of that investment” to support the hospitality industry in Monroe County.
The board recorded the approval on the meeting docket and the item passed during the roll call where members indicated assent. The record includes the county’s description of the action as a state project administered through the industrial development authority.
The county did not record specifics on project milestones or local match requirements on the public docket. Commissioners and staff also noted that the RCAP award is a state-administered program intended to stimulate local economic development in sectors the state identifies as priorities; county officials framed this vote as enabling the state award rather than a direct county grant to the company.
Next steps: the industrial development authority will execute the cooperation and funding procedures agreement so the RCAP funds may be disbursed under the state’s project terms. The transcript did not record a separate, line‑by‑line vote tally by name.
