CCMSD applies for reimbursement funding

Conceding that it simply won’t be possible to secure CARES Act funding through the State Lands and Investments Board (SLIB) for a new hospital or a remodel of the current building, the board of trustees has authorized an application that would instead see Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) reimbursed for some of its pandemic-related expenses.

Due to the unprecedented situation created by COVID-19 and the end-of-year deadline for spending the money, the state was at first distributing CARES Act while simultaneously working to figure out exactly how it could be allocated under federa...