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County departments recap 2025: general assistance, communications and conservation projects
Summary
Black Hawk County department heads highlighted 2025 accomplishments: general assistance supported about 2,486 households; communications saw a 20% increase in website users; conservation completed major ARPA-funded trail and lake restoration projects.
Multiple county departments presented year-end highlights to the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2.
General Assistance (Colleen) reported heavy caseloads and partnerships with Alliance, Jesse Caspi and Operation Threshold. She said the office assisted approximately 2,486 households with basic needs — rent, utilities, transit and medications — and provided funeral services for 86 families. "We were doing about 80 intakes a week for about 3 months," she said, describing a summer surge in need when other partner funds…
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