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Commissioners overturn Juvenile Crime Prevention Council funding decision, ask council to revisit allocations
Summary
After hearing an appeal over the Lee County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council’s funding recommendations for fiscal 2025–26, the Board of Commissioners voted to overturn the JCPC decision and asked the council to reconsider its budget to include Bragg Street Academy and to move to a one-year funding cycle.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners on July 21 voted to overturn a funding decision by the Lee County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) and directed the JCPC to revisit its funding allocations for fiscal year 2025–26.
Nicholas Roner, chair of the JCPC, presented the council’s funding plan and explained the committee’s review and appeal process. He said the JCPC had allocated state Department of Public Safety grant funds to local programs, including $5,084 for JCPC administration, $107,000 for a teen-court program run by Scotts for Youth, and $93,000 for Project Challenge (a nonprofit).…
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