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The Saline Board of Education approved $43,145 in discretionary funding for area initiatives.
The money comes from the district’s Cultural Arts, Recreation, Enrichment and Senior Citizens millage - known as the CARES millage.
Projects were recommended to the Saline Board of Education by the CARES Advisory Board.
Here are the funded projects:
CARES funds the senior center, the pool at Saline High School, the theaters in the district, and Saline Community Education, Recreation and Enrichment programs. Discretionary funds may be granted to any worthwhile projects submitted by non-profit groups which enhance the community through new or expanded programs and/or facilities.
The CARES board met in May and April. After talking to applicants, each board member ranks the applications, which is how the board votes on its final recommendations.
Some projects, like a historical library website, weren’t funded at all.
Other projects, like the Rec on The Go program, were only partially funded.
Each year, there are up to three rounds of funding. Brian Puffer, Director of Community Education, said eight organizations submitted for 11 grants in the third round.
“It’s the first time we’ve had three rounds since COVID,” Puffer said.
The maximum grant is $15,000. That is expected to rise next year, Puffer said.
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No, the motion to approve & adopt was made by Ceo, seconded by Lesch. If you're interested in an unedited/unredacted version of Monday's meeting, the link to the video recording of our budget work session and regular meeting is provided below -
Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,