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Hogan Points to Slow Dispersing of COVID Funds as Issue with Relief

August 26th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

With more and more county officials urging Governor Larry Hogan to take action to halt evictions in Maryland- the governor has been pushing back, placing the blame on both the federal and local governments. Addressing county officials in Ocean City, Hogan reiterated that the state has allocated millions of dollars in rent relief funding- but many county governments have been slow to disperse those funds- often times as the result of federal red tape…

Locally, Allegany County Administrator Jason Bennett said there have been no delays in getting state or federal dollars into the hands of those who need it…