The White Salmon City Council approved a framework to use $78,300 of COVID-19 Cares funding. Mayor Marla Keether says the City has to use the money by the end of October or lose it, and they are budgeting most of it for community relief funds to help residents and businesses that serve customers facing financial hardships as a result of the pandemic. Two smaller amounts of money are being reserved for city operations impacted by the pandemic and other forms of community support.