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Commissioners review drug-interdiction grants; youth day-reporting to receive lawn-care equipment
Summary
County staff presented a grants committee recommendation to distribute roughly $13,000 from a drug-interdiction fund across prevention, intervention and justice programs; the state is shifting to a three-year grant cycle, and the local awards include providing lawn-care equipment to youth in day-reporting who will perform community service for residents with mobility needs.
Staff presented the commissioners with the grants committee’s recommended distribution of roughly $13,000 from county drug-interdiction fees. The grants cover prevention, intervention and justice categories and must be spent within the state-imposed reporting window; the county’s grant coordinator explained the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is shifting to a calendar-year, three-year cycle, which will change local timelines for comprehensive community-plan submissions.
The staff member noted the current cycle is shorter than usual because the state delayed approvals; checks received this year must be spent by Dec. 15 so the county can report back to the state by Dec. 31. Commissioners asked questions and indicated general support for the committee’s selections.
One program detail staff highlighted: youth in day-reporting will receive lawn-care equipment so they can perform community-service lawn maintenance for elderly or mobility-limited residents cited for unkempt yards. The staff member said residents in need can contact the office to be added to the rotation.
No formal contest of the committee’s recommendations was recorded; commissioners accepted the report and thanked staff. The grants coordinator asked commissioners for their seal of approval for the committee distribution and noted the county will need to adapt processes once the state transitions grant cycles next year.
