(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

It may have lasted only 12 minutes, but the Commissioners’ work session on Wednesday did leave behind a significant level of wonder.

The key element to the meeting was the announcement by solicitor Garen Fedeles that the County needed to have an official contract ready by March 1 in regards to $1.8 million in relief funding for the hospitality industry granted to Beaver County. And not all restaurants or other venues are guaranteed a piece of that.

“They can only go out in blocks of $5,000, meaning that if someone shows a loss of $4,800 they wouldn’t be eligible for any of this money,” Fedeles said. “If someone shows a loss of $9,000, the most they can get would be $5,000. That’s just the way this law’s written; we can’t change from that.”

Fedeles also mentioned that the maximum that any restaurant could receive is $250,000, which would also be distributed $5,000 at a time.

Another major discussion had was in regards to Park & Recreation director Tony Caltury’s request to move forward as if the Old Economy Park would open in the summer, mainly so that the lifeguards could begin their training in early March.

“I’d be for him just trying tentatively to pursue it and see if we get applications,” spoke Commissioner Tony Amadio. “If we get in a situation where we would have to cut it off, we’d just cut it off.”

Amadio was met with agreement by fellow Commissioners Dan Camp and Jack Manning, who gave Caltury the blessing to move towards lifeguard training for now. About six are needed to fulfill operational obligations.