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Somerset County approves roughly $131,130 in community matching grants
Summary
The county awarded a series of Community Benefit Fund matching grants totaling about $131,130 to local nonprofits and towns, while one application for downtown Anson failed after the grant review committee recommended a loan alternative.
Somerset County Commissioners on Dec. 18 approved a package of matching grants from Community Benefit Funds that will direct roughly $131,130 to local organizations and towns.
The board approved Resolutions 24-241 through 24-246 and 24-247 through 24-252 in grouped motions, recording multiple unanimous 4-0 voice votes. Awards included $3,000 to Baker Mountain Ski Club for lodge repairs; $3,597 to Carrabec High School for exercise equipment; $12,804.59 to The Forks Area Trails Club for groomer repairs; $6,594.50 to the Town of Mercer for heating upgrades to a community center; $8,500 to the Town of Madison Recreation Department for an ice-rink liner; and $15,000 to the Town of Skowhegan for public-safety computer upgrades. Later approvals included $14,984 for the Maine Grain Alliance, $14,500 for the Bowman Center for Enrichment, $15,000 for Somerset Woods Trustees, $14,000 for Palmyra Park Boosters, $8,150 for the Mercer Meeting House Association and $15,000 for the LC Bates Natural History Museum.
One request did not pass. Resolution 24-253, a $15,000 grant application from Clark Enterprises to renovate a building on Main Street in Anson, failed 0-4 after Commissioner Alsop noted the grant review committee preferred exploring a loan through the Somerset Economic Development Corporation instead of a grant. The minutes record that the committee recommended that alternative and the board voted accordingly.
Commissioner Alsop moved the grouped motions and Commissioner Seekins seconded; the approvals were recorded as carrying by 4-0 votes. The grants are intended to support local facility repairs, programming and equipment purchases through the county’s Community Benefit Fund.
