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PAGE 4 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - March 20, 2022 www.columbusmessenger.com County to offer grant funding for businesses An additional $8 million is now available through the Columbus-Franklin County Small Business Recovery Fund to help central Ohio small businesses continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant funding will be prioritized for businesses that are located in underserved communities and are minority-, woman- or veteran-owned. “Small businesses are the backbone and job creators of our community,” said Franklin County Commission president Erica Crawley. “We know that they were impacted significantly by the pandemic and their recovery has been slow. We’re here to provide a fund that offers stability and growth. Crawley said about 100,000 businesses closed in the first six months of the pandemic and an estimated 3.5 million women lost or left their jobs for a variety of issues, including lack of childcare. “Many businesses still struggle and many childcare centers haven’t yet reopened. That’s why this cooperative County board of revision filing event The Franklin County Auditor’s Office effort is so important now,” she said. The program is sponsored by the city of Columbus and Franklin County, which provided equal funding. The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College will provide program management, the Wells Foundation will act as the fiduciary agent, and Community Outreach Partners will provide education, translation services and guidance to local small business owners. “Minority- and women-owned businesses were more likely to miss their chance or be passed over for Paycheck Protection Program loans from the federal government,” said Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther. “By putting these business owners at the front of the line for local funding, we hope to support business disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, so they may continue to keep their employees and customers safe, and re-hire our residents to steady, good-paying jobs.” Businesses may apply for one of three grants: • $5,000 recovery grants for selfemployed, single entity, sole proprietors and sole owner LLCs. • $10,000 recovery grants for small businesses with at least one full-time employee. • $20,000 job restoration grants for businesses with at least one full-time that lost employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses will receive an initial $10,000 recovery grant and will be eligible to receive an additional $10,000 for hiring an additional full-time employee within two month and maintaining their payroll four months after receiving initial grant funding. “This grant does so much more than help one business at a time. These grants also help the Franklin County economy overall. Small businesses account for more than 40 percent of the national economy and they are a critical part of all local economies,” commissioner John O’Grady said. around the westside Board of Revision is accepting challenges from homeowners who believe their property values are incorrect. In advance of the filing deadline on March 31, the office will hold in-person board of revision filing events to help homeowners. The westside event will be held March 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Prairie Township Community Center, 5955 West Broad St. Residents may also file a complaint electronically. To Grants may be used to help small businesses mitigate financial hardship due to loss of sales, re-hire previously lost positions, hire new employees, train and retrain staff, adopt safer operating procedures and seek out business growth opportunities. “We have been using the federal dollars for a very targeted approach - to help deal with the costs and losses from COVID-19, while stressing these are one-time funds only. However, assistance, even if it’s only given once can make a tremendous difference,” commissioner Kevin Boyce said. Business owners interested in applying for a grant may go to SBDCColumbus.com/Columbus-Franklin- County-Recovery-Grant to access and submit an application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with the first deadline occurring on March 18. Funding extends into September. e-file or for more information, visit franklincountyauditor.com or call 614-525- 4663. MEN’S REFINERY Men's Refinery is a locally owned barbershop in Grove City, Ohio. 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www.columbusmessenger.com Mobile hotspots at library Southwest Public Libraries (SPL) continues to connect the community with tools entertainment,” says Kacy Cox, assistant home whether it be for school, work, or March 20, 2022 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 5 SUMMER BLAST! for lifelong learning and is now offering director of the Grove City Library. “Now, mobile hotspot devices with unlimited data thanks to this grant, with just their library for checkout at both of its locations thanks card, SPL patrons can check out a hotspot to a federal grant. The 125 hotspots at each and access two weeks of free Wi-Fi while at location, with data through T-Mobile, are home or on vacation.” available to borrow free of charge by anyone Devices are not filtered, nor do they age 18 or older with an SPL card for a store any history or personal information. period of two weeks. Parents and guardians are encouraged to Patrons can connect up to 10 Wi-Fi monitor minors’ usage as they see fit. enabled devices to a single hotspot, including To borrow a hotspot: mobile devices, laptops, digital cam- •Hotspots can be requested at an SPL eras, and gaming devices for unlimited Customer Service Desk or reserved high-speed internet access. through the library’s online catalog at “The ability for patrons to connect to the www.swpl.org by any SPL cardholder age internet on-the-go or when they cannot 18 or older. make it to the library is essential,” said •Hotspots must be checked out and Katie Puckett, technology services librarian returned at the Customer Service Desk of for SPL. “Hotspots are another exciting an SPL branch. addition to library services, helping us connect •There is no fee for borrowing or daily members of our community with the overdue fines; service will be disabled for resources they need wherever they need overdue devices. it.” •Replacement fees of $50 for a long The lending program is funded through overdue, unreturned device or $5 for a a grant from the Emergency Connectivity missing charger will be assessed. VILLA MILANO Fund (ECF), a $7.17 billion program that is •Contact the Information desk at 614- 1630 Schrock Rd. part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 875-6716 ext. 503 (Grove City) or 614-878- 2021 and was originally created to help 1301 ext. 603 (Westland) for assistance. Dinner/Show Tickets $ 58.00 schools and libraries support remote learning during the COVID-19 emergency. The southwest Franklin county and surround- Southwest Public Libraries (SPL) serves Tables of 10 Available library submitted its grant application last ing areas through its two branches, Grove Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135 Visa • Mastercard • Discover year, but due to a backlog of applications, City Library and Westland Area Library. NO REFUNDS Still Good Seats Available received approval and funds only recently. Visit www.swpl.org for more information. “The pandemic has shown how important it is to have reliable internet access at ELVIS featuring Mike Albert and the Big E Band Saturday June 11, 2022 Messenger photo by Pat Donahue Westland Cougar competes at state tourney Westland High School senior Jacob Hurley was one of the top 16 in the Division I, 165-pound class to take part in the 85th Annual State Wrestling Tournament, held March 11-13 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Hurley qualified for the event for the third time by finishing second in the district tournament a week earlier. Hurley is shown here after a 10-2 win over Toledo Whitmer junior Isaiah Schlegel. It was the only win of the tournament for Hurley who moved up two weight classes after claiming sixth place last year at 152 pounds.
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