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Council approves multiple grant applications for vaping prevention, health and youth programs
Summary
The council unanimously approved six grant applications totaling about $200,088 in requested funding (one includes a $34,771 town match) for youth vaping prevention, risk-communication training, emergency preparedness, a youth services bureau, health-educator support and an arts program.
The Town Council approved six separate resolutions authorizing the mayor's office to apply for grants to support public-health, youth and arts programming.
Resolutions approved by voice vote included:
- A $7,141.55 grant application (no town match) to implement youth-vaping prevention strategies (moved by Mister Lewellen). - A $19,000 grant application (no town match) to support risk-communication training (moved by Mister Ilia). - A $4,500 grant application (no town match) to fund community emergency-preparedness training (moved by Miss Whittem). - A $63,569 grant application with a $34,771 town match to operate and support a local youth-services bureau (moved by Mister Rillia). - A $100,877.24 grant application (no town match) to support the town health educator and program assistant and accreditation activities (moved by Miss Whittem). - A $5,000 grant application (no town match) for a virtual and traveling art gallery highlighting older residents (moved by Mister Rillia).
All six motions were seconded and passed by voice vote; the council did not record individual roll-call tallies in the transcript. The combined grant-request total in the motions discussed that evening is approximately $200,087.79, with a single item requiring a $34,771 town match if awarded.
