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Linn County economic‑development board seeks short‑term contractor to keep youth entrepreneur and small grants programs active
Summary
Members of the county economic development board asked commissioners to approve contracting for short‑term help to run the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge and several grant programs; commissioners asked for flat‑rate cost proposals and asked county attorney to draft a contract if the board proposes a candidate.
Jennifer Leech Harlow, representing Linn County's economic‑development board, asked commissioners whether the board should continue meeting and whether the county can contract for short‑term support to run key programs including the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC), a summer youth employment program, a daycare grant, sidewalk grants and home‑improvement grants.
Why it matters: Leech Harlow said the YEC typically distributes about $5,000 in prizes and requires coordination with schools, judges and sponsors; the county's Network Kansas contact (Janet Miller)…
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