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Commissioners highlight childcare needs and TOWNS grant opportunity for Milford
Summary
Speaker 1 reported meeting with new childcare director Amy Garner about supporting existing providers and industry partnerships to address a high local childcare need; Speaker 1 also advised Milford officials about eligibility for a TOWNS grant (roughly $6,000–$11,000) and noted helipad lighting as an in-kind match possibility.
Speaker 1 said they attended a childcare steering committee meeting with new director Amy Garner to discuss supporting established childcare providers and working with industry to address a very high local need for childcare.
"Just talked to her about what we'd like to see about her working, supporting our already established, childcare providers as well as, working with industry and and trying to figure out a solution on, addressing our our very high need for childcare," Speaker 1 said.
Speaker 1 also told Milford officials they are eligible to apply for the TOWNS grant, a program targeted at communities with populations under 5,000 that have not used commerce funds since 2019. Speaker 1 said the grant award range discussed is between roughly $6,000 and $11,000 and can be used for small quality-of-life projects such as benches, trash receptacles or murals. Milford is raising funds for lighting for a helipad for LifeStar, which Speaker 1 said could be counted as an in-kind match for the town's application.
No specific county funding commitments or deadlines were recorded in the transcript; further project planning and applications would be carried out by the town and relevant staff.
