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Community group asks Ohio County to host Toys for Tots drop box at courthouse
Summary
A community organizer asked commissioners to allow a Toys for Tots collection barrel in the courthouse foyer; the group said it will provide gifts for 150 children across Dearborn and Ohio counties and was told to drop off the barrel in November/December.
A community member (identified in the transcript as Speaker 5) asked Ohio County commissioners for permission to place a toy-collection barrel in the courthouse foyer for a Community Project partnering with local groups to support Marine Toys for Tots.
Speaker 5 told commissioners the Community Project and local partners in Ripley and Franklin counties have stepped in after Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation (SIEOC) said it could no longer lead the campaign. "We will be providing holiday gifts for 150 children in Dearborn and Ohio counties this year," Speaker 5 said, and asked where the organizer should drop off a new barrel in November and December.
Commissioners present agreed to accept the collection box and the speaker said she would email the organizer to arrange drop-off. The request was handled during the public-comment portion of the meeting and treated as a non-financial facility use request; no county funding was requested.
Next steps: the speaker said she will email the organizer to set the drop-off date and expected pick-up schedule; commissioners and staff thanked the speaker for bringing the request forward.
