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Council backs Boys & Girls Club-led early childhood center campaign, authorizes $50,000 mayor’s challenge and REDI grant application
Summary
The council unanimously authorized a mayor’s challenge to match up to $50,000 in local contributions toward a proposed $8.8 million early childhood center and approved applying for a $100,000 Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) grant to support the project.
Erin Miltonberger and partners presented an update on a proposed early childhood center that the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley is leading and asked the council to support local fundraising and grant applications to close a $2.6 million funding gap.
Miltonberger told the council the total construction cost is $8.8 million for a facility planned to provide 60 licensed child-care slots across 10 classrooms, create about 40 jobs and include an on-site workforce training center for early childhood…
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