With the biggest shopping weekend of the year coming this weekend, the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce is asking you to shop small. Black Friday will be here soon with Small Business Saturday on its heels, so why not keep your dollars local?
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Ada is in position to get some needed infrastructure work done, thanks to Community Development Block Grant funds. The last American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 2/3 of the village qualified for the federal funding that that is part of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program. This is the 1st time that Ada has been eligible for the funding and the village could apply for a grant worth $750,000. That money could be used for projects in those qualifying areas, like new sidewalks, replacing outdated or not operational fire hydrants and street work. But this could be the catalyst for other improvements in Ada.
Commissioners passed the general fund and non-general fund budgets Tuesday morning. The numbers are up due to inflation and service costs. The commissioners also put money towards the retention of current employees and the recruitment of new employees. The budget commission is estimating sales tax revenue will be up to allow for these increases. The budget process now shifts into another gear.
Auglaize County was successful in get more state funding to help clean up some properties for redevelopment. Before the holidays the State of Ohio announced $88 million in Brownfield Grants for 123 projects across the state. Auglaize County won money for three projects including taking down and cleaning up the site of the former Koenig building. The property was developed in the late 1800’s and has been home to a variety of industries, including a paint shop. The county got nearly two and half million dollars for doing the work on the site and cleaning any contamination that could be in the soil.
Donations coming in by mail, by hand, by phone, and even through the walk-up window, the annual One Day of Giving is the school's largest fundraising effort. Classes competed against each other to see who could raise the most. Not just current students but alumni as well in support of the school.
Lima Rotary hearing from the Allen County Educational Service Center about grant dollars received from the state to assist students in a wide variety of areas. 75 million in COVID dollars were available statewide and Allen County received 2.1 million of that. The next step was determining how to distribute those dollars to Allen County schools. The Educational Service Center's superintendent says they reached out to the schools to find out their most pressing needs.
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Commissioners moving forward on a project to find a new home for some county offices.
The county received a little more than 19-million dollars in "ARPA" funds. They have contracted with a firm that specializes in what the American Rescue dollars can be used for. The county already approving projects such as scanning of documents in several departments, partitions being installed, and COVID test kits purchased for county employees. They are now looking into the possibility of using "ARPA" dollars to improve the efficiency of doing county business.
The Lima Rotary Club handed out another round of scholarships to 14 individuals each receiving $1,000 for the fall of 2022. They are pursuing higher education in a variety of fields and attending several educational institutions in the region. These students are considered non-traditional because life has thrown them a curve ball and college has had to wait.