The City of Costa Mesa will receive $3.2 million in funds from Orange County’s American Rescue Plan Act, created to help state and local governments recover from COVID-19.
The money will be used to construct a café in the city’s Lions Park as well as expand the city’s skate park.
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley suggested the funding, which local governments can use to invest in “long-lived assets,” according to federal authorities.
Foley selected the café and skate park projects amongst a list of city needs and priorities, according to a city staff report.
“I’m thrilled to support these community projects that have been waiting their turn for many years,” Foley told The Epoch Times. “These projects were on my list when I was Mayor of Costa Mesa, and the city still had them unfunded. I saw this as an opportunity to create places for people to come together in the community.”…