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Local nonprofits and event groups present funding requests during budget workshop
Summary
Multiple community groups presented funding requests to the council during the city’s budget discussions, asking the city to continue or increase support for events, tourism promotion, historical preservation, parks maintenance and youth prevention programs.
During the Feb. 3 budget workshop, several outside agencies and community organizations made funding requests or delivered status updates to the City Council as the council reviews next year’s fiscal plan.
Presenters and requests: Caroline Petchamber (Chamber) requested continued funding to support events, marketing and a part‑time staff salary; Kyleen Weaver (Jones County Tourism Association) requested a per‑capita contribution of $0.30 per Cascade resident (requested total $715.50) to support countywide tourism marketing and a newly relaunched tourism website; Monica Raker (Cascade Garden Club) requested $1,200 for seasonal planting, fertilizer and topsoil for downtown planters and public gardens; Mike Webber (American Legion) requested $5,000 for park maintenance used by local baseball teams and community events; Linda Miller (Tri‑County Historical Society) requested assistance in a range of $5,000–$8,000 to fund repairs and maintenance at historic properties; Leo Seppi (Lions Club) requested $9,500 to fund Fourth of July fireworks; Derek Lumsden (Jones County Economic Development) asked the council to continue historical funding (the city later approved a related resolution to fund the Cascade Economic Development Corporation); and Jennifer Husman (Jones County Safe & Healthy Youth Coalition) described ongoing prevention and youth‑leadership work and requested continued municipal support to help sustain a part‑time youth coordinator.
Why it matters: the council uses these outside‑agency requests to allocate annual community support and social‑services funding. Several presenters emphasized that city contributions are leveraged for marketing, volunteer coordination and grant matching.
Notable details: Jones County Tourism said it had relaunched a new county tourism website and asked Cascade for a per‑capita contribution; the Tri‑County Historical Society listed specific capital needs for a one‑room schoolhouse and a historic lamp post and asked the city to consider funding to help with repair and insurance costs; the Lions Club reiterated the rising expense of fireworks programming.
What’s next: councilmembers said they would consider these requests as part of the fiscal‑year budget review and follow up in future budget sessions.
