If you’re a local Ottawa business and facing a financial crisis because of the the coronavirus pandemic, there might be some immediate help. It turns out that the City of Ottawa, for some years, has had on account about $230 thousand from the Community Development Block Grant Program. It has never been loaned out, that is until now. City Attorney Blaine Finch and Ottawa City Commissioner Blake Jorgensen discussed the possibility of making loans to local businesses:
The loan program was approved unanimously by the City Commission during their Study Session.
