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Cloud County allocates $304,500 in wind‑farm funds to local projects and organizations
Summary
The Board approved distributing $304,500 in wind-farm revenue to 18 recipients, including $150,000 to Get in the Cloud and $25,000 previously approved for the county fairgrounds; allocations span economic development, schools, senior centers and fire departments.
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners on April 21 approved distribution of $304,500 in wind-farm funds to local governments, nonprofit groups and community projects.
Allocations approved include: Get in the Cloud ($150,000); Cloud Corp for budget assistance ($15,000); City of Jamestown (municipal software) ($7,000); Glasco Public Library children’s and large-print books ($1,500); Cloud County Emergency Preparedness ($20,000 toward budget/mill reduction); Concordia Senior Center (steam table) ($3,500); USD 333 Panther Paw-some readers ($5,000); Brown Grand Theatre ($20,000); Clyde Senior Center (reroof/gutter repair) ($5,000); Cloud County Resource Center (school supplies) ($5,000); National Orphan Train (grounds upgrade) ($8,000); City of Aurora (City Hall roof & remodel) ($8,000); NCK Environmental (sanitarian computer upgrade) ($500); Cloud County Safety ($5,000); Chamber of Commerce (computer & printer upgrade) ($4,000); Glasco Rural Fire Department (2025 fire truck build) ($20,000); Knights of Columbus (sidewalk repair) ($5,000); City of Glasco (fire truck apparatus) ($20,000); USD 224 (school-age program) ($2,000); and Cloud County Fairgrounds heating units ($25,000), which was noted as previously voted.
The motion to distribute the funds passed unanimously (motion by Commissioner Copple, seconded by Commissioner Kearn). The transcript does not specify underlying criteria for allocations, the source account name beyond “Wind Farm funds,” or whether any recommended reporting or performance measures were attached to the awards.
Recipients include municipal governments, nonprofits and school programs; the distributions are intended to support local services and capital needs across the county.
