Committee approves most community development grants; one application flagged for unclear scope

Apr 9, 2026

Staff recommended awarding Vernon County community development funds to 13 of 14 applicants and asked the committee to withhold one application from Ontario because its scope combined unrelated requests (fireworks and unclear road repairs); the committee approved the recommendations.

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Amy, the county community development lead, presented the review committee's recommendations after evaluating 14 applications with a total funding request recorded in the transcript as $112,000.06. She told the group the program has $150,000 available for awards this year and the review team recommends funding all but one application.

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