As 2025 draws to a close, Northampton County has issued news releases detailing $1.7 million in grants this year for public safety, affordable housing, local planning, infrastructure, economic development, quality of life initiatives and tourism. No county real estate tax revenue is used for these grants. Instead, monies from hotel taxes and gaming are the basis of these awards. All of these grants are publiclyapproved by County Council after internal review.
The first set of awards, the Grow NorCo grants, is a competitive program designed to help local municipalities and nonprofits move forward with projects that might otherwise be delayed or eliminated. A list of the recipientsm, and amount received by each, is located here. The highest awrd amounts are $40,000. No grants were awarded to any for-profit ventures.
The second set of awards are $400,000 in affordable housing grants to 18 different non-profits, and you can view them here. All of these were approved by County Council. No money was given to any for-profit venture.
A third set of grants are $600,000 to "support local police, fire, and emergency medical service organizations with critical projects that enhance public safety throughout the county." They include P25 radio upgrades, license plate readers and vehicles used by first responders. You can see the awards here. They were all approved by County Council and no money was directed at any for-profit venture.
The final set of grants is $710,000 from hotel taxes to promote tourism in the local area. The recipients, as well as the amounts awarded to each, atre located here. All recipients are non-profits or municipalities and all awards were approved by County Council.
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Yes, I've seen 294 pictures of McClure on Facebook handing out the big check. He also posts about it on a ton of social media pages. Nothing like the power of office. He couldn't buy that publicity! Sadly, he will get his ass kicked by Brooks. Bye bye Lamont.
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