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Cascade holds FY27 budget workshop; community groups present funding requests
Summary
Community groups presented requests during the city’s FY27 budget workshop on Feb. 23, asking the council for funding for events, historic preservation, tourism promotion and youth services. Notable requests included $9,500 for fireworks, $5,000 for the historical society and a $500 ask for the youth coalition.
Cascade — Community organizations presented their FY27 budget requests at a city council workshop Monday, outlining programs and one-time needs ahead of the council’s budget deliberations.
Jones County Tourism Director Kylene told the council the group had asked the city for $715.80 (described in her presentation packet) and highlighted recent promotional returns: an out-of-Des Moines Bridal Iowa social post that produced more than 4,000 views and overall Facebook views that increased by more than 250,000 over the last year. Kylene said the tourism office had distributed 400 visitor guides at the state fair and continues to update Cascade’s community web tab to promote local businesses.
The Hightown Historical Society’s William Miller requested $5,000 to install a mini-split in the Old Brick School House’s upper story to support Native American displays and to help cover rising utilities (last year’s utilities reported at $5,900). Miller provided a contractor quote for the mini-split of approximately $3,500–$4,500.
Leo, representing the Cascade Lions Club, asked for roughly $9,500 to cover Fourth of July fireworks, noting costs such as insurance and set-up have increased. Jennifer Hoosman of the Jones County Youth Coalition requested $500 to support a youth coordinator and summarized the coalition’s substance-use prevention and mental-health resilience programs; Hoosman noted several grants that helped fund programming are expiring this year.
Why it matters: These presentations feed into the FY27 budget process; the council must weigh municipal priorities against limited general-fund dollars and formalize funding through future budget or resolution actions.
What’s next: Staff will include the group requests in the FY27 budget worksheets and the council will review funding levels during later budget sessions.
