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Kalamazoo County commissioners approve package of community grants, authorize administrator to sign agreements
Summary
After extended debate over municipal requests and grassroots funding, the board approved a package of community grants (mixed mix of municipal and nonprofit recipients) and directed the county administrator to execute agreements with reporting and reimbursement provisions.
The Kalamazoo County Board on Nov. 5 approved a package of community grants that blends funding for local governments and nonprofit organizations and authorized the county administrator to execute the grant agreements.
Vice Chair Taylor moved the recommendation to award funds to a group of recipients and Vice Chair Pro Tem Hepler supported the motion. The board’s discussion focused on balancing municipal requests (Schoolcraft, Parchment, Texas Township) and smaller grassroots organizations that commissioners said deliver frontline services. Commissioners debated moving funding from a Guardian…
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