Commissioners Approve LSA Grants

Washington County Commissioners met Thursday for their monthly meeting and the agenda item drawing most interest was the recommendation of projects for Local Share Account funding. The LSA grants are derived from revenues generated by local casino gambling. Washington County being home to the Hollywood at the Meadows Casino annually receives a large share of those funds that are overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development. Eight million dollars was divided between 45 projects in 2023. Many of the projects funded are infrastructure projects for water and sewer service and revitalization projects that help towns and boroughs fund initiatives such as façade upgrades. Commissioner Chairwoman Diana Irey-Vaughn credits LSA grant funding for helping with such projects that will provide long term benefits to Washington County communities. The next step is approval of those projects by the DCED.