County to use discretionary funds to boost community initiatives

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved several district-specific projects using board discretionary funds during their meeting last week.

In the Second District:

Refurbishing the San Antonio Heights Christmas star with approximately $56,000 in funding from Second District Supervisor Jesse Armendarez’s District Specific Priorities Program.

Renaming Randall Pepper Elementary School to O’Day Short Elementary School and supporting school initiatives focused on diversity with $50,000 in funding from Armendarez’s District Specific Priorities Program.

Providing $100,000 in funding from Armendarez’s District Specific Priorities Program to the West Valley Water District for the Safeguarding Fontana Through Fire Hydrant Retrofit Project, which ensures homes in South Fontana have optimal fire protection and are within recommended distances from fire hydrants.

Assisting the Foothill Family Shelter to provide transitional housing and walk-in services such as food, diapers and hygiene products to low-income and homeless families from the cities of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, Claremont and Pomona with $100,000 in funding from Armendarez’s District Specific Priorities Program.

Supporting the Upland Chamber of Commerce to support local businesses and the Upland community with $25,000 in funding from Armendarez’s District Specific Priorities Program.

In the Fourth District:

Promoting the county with an additional “San Bernardino County Night” at an Empire Strykers’ soccer game and acquiring additional game tickets for residents, especially youth, to attend a game in the 2024-2025 season with $10,000 in funding from Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman’s District Specific Priorities Program.