HONESDALE, PA — Wayne County spent $3.1 million on Children & Youth Services costs in the past fiscal quarter, Human Services Director Andrea Whyte reported on July 30.

Whyte offered her report to the state for the third quarter of Pennsylvania’s fiscal year, which ended in March, for the commissioners’ approval.

State funding covers the bulk of spending. The local share amounted to 18%.

She also sought approval for re-allocation of fourth quarter funding for the current fiscal year’s emergency solutions grant (ESG) of $129,903. Those reallocations including additional $2,500 funding for United Way, $2,000 to cover a new air conditioning unit, improvements to the home meals program, and shower safety equipment for the Area Agency on Aging, $500 for the transportation unit.

The changes did not alter the approved amount of spending.

Separately, Whyte sought approval of a United Way grant application for $2,600 to provide local fruits and vegetables for the food pantry program.

She lastly sought approval to amend the county’s fiscal year 2016 application for ESG funding by an additional and newly available $50,000, to a new total of $198,491.

The commissioners approved all of Whyte’s requests.

In other business the commissioners: awarded a contract for a project to replace the Dyberry Bridge abutment to low-bidder Leeward Construction of Honesdale; re-assigned a services agreement to Clime Co. Corporation of Boyertown for recycling of industrial gases recovered at the county recycling center; and approved letters of support for paving project grant applications by Preston and Paupack townships to access Monroe County (gaming) Local Share Account grants.

Additionally, county Treasurer Brian Field reported the receipt of 16,000 applications for hunting season, doe permits in region 3C and 6,000 in region 3D.