Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Grants And Programs topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Soil and Water office credited with securing grants, equipment rentals and conservation programs
Summary
Commissioners heard that the Soil and Water office has handled partnerships and grant writing that an official said brought 'over $500,000' into the area, and that the office runs programs including grain‑drill rentals, soil sampling and a pollinator action group.
Jeff (chairman) described the Soil and Water office's grant work and community programs, saying the manager has "wrote over $500,000 worth of grants for the counties and surrounding counties here." He said the office partners with neighboring counties on multiyear grants, coordinates programs such as Clean Water Indiana and the Central Muscatatuck watershed work, and manages rentals of three grain drills used on roughly 2,500 acres last year.
Commissioners and staff also discussed the office's outreach and education efforts — workshops, soil sampling administered with federal support, a pollinator action group that works with local schools, and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers and Hanover College students on certain projects. No policy decision was made; the conversation was presented as background supporting the pay and organizational questions under consideration.
