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"A total of $25,000 was given to a 13 agen- cies for the 2022 Deployment Grant." With the economic times, grants are reviewed more specifically on how they impact Pike County. Robinette organized a deployment committee that reviewed the grant requests and made recommen- dations for the United Way of Pike Coun- ty Board. United Way Grant recipients includ- ed Pike County Historical Society, Pike County 4-H, Jefferson Township Fire Department, Buffalo Trace Council Boy Scouts, Tri-Cap, Pike County Search and Rescue, Generations, Senior and Family Services, Youth First, Pike County Chris- tian Assistance, T TR Haven Over the Hilltop, Junior Achievement, and Bread of Life Ministry. "The Buffalo Trace Council and Boy Scouts of America appreciates the sup- port of the United Way of Pike County," said Brian Baker, the Development Di- rector of the Buffalo Trace Council, and a grant recipient. "Moving away from the COVID-19 pandemic, this year our membership is up 5% overall and 16 % in Cub Scouts. This grant will go toward the Leadership Development Initiative to continue growing Scouting in Pike County." "I can't thank United Way enough for their continuous support, to not just our 4-H program, but to all of the Pike Coun- ty organizations and residents," Brooke Goble, Purdue Extension Director, said. "I am really excited to be able to use this grant money to bring a program called Chef University to our youth and teach them the basic life skills of cooking in the kitchen." United Way of Pike County's mission is to organize through vision and lead- ership the capacity of people to care for one another throughout Pike County. If you want to support United Way of Pike County and their efforts, contact Kris- ta Robinette at unitedwaypike@frontier. com or to donate to their efforts on line at https://www.uwpike.org/civicrm/con- tribute/transact?reset=1&id= 6 The United Way recently had their annual Deployment Grant presentation on Tuesday, December 6. Recipi- ents are, front row from left: Janay Sharp (Youth First), Fran Lewis (Pike Co. Christian Assistance), Sherryl Os- gatharp (T TR Haven Over the Hilltop), Crystal Reutter (Junior Achievement), and Krista Robinette (United Way Executive Director). Second row, from left: Carly Tegmeyer (United Way Board Member), Shanna Hallett (UW Board Member), Cathy Jones (Generations) and Frieda Bolin (Senior and Family Services). Third row from left: Sandy McBeth (Pike Co. Historical Society), Judy Krieg (4-H Council), Brooke Goble (4-H Council), Dirk Hunt (Jefferson Township Fire Department), Brian Baker (Buffalo Trace Council, Boy Scouts), Justin Collins (TRI-CAP) and Briar Meadors (Pike Co. Search & Rescue). Not pictured: Jim Webb (Bread of Life Ministry). ter the election. According to Lamb, the council had two op- tions on how to handle the sit- uation. "We can fill those posi- tions now, or we can wait un- til after the first of the year," Lamb said. "Dick refuses to wait and let the new council choose. The I.C. Code says the coun- cil shall have a meeting not less than 30 days after a va- cancy exists to select the members. The vacancy does not exist until January 1. The I.C. Code also says the coun- cil may fill the positions pri- or to that, but it doesn't take effect until the new year. My take on that is that if we all ran and were re-elected, we could go ahead and get that taken care of, but since that didn't happen, it does not fall upon us to impose our will on the new board. Legally, both op- tions are valid." During Monday night's meeting, Brewster said the other two (Fiscus and Lamb) could not make up their minds so there would be no decision made. In other business, Alisha Wardlow, the new Water Su- pervisor for Winslow, was approved for a set salary of $17.83 by the council mem- bers. Wardlow also spoke about a phone application that town workers can have called "Ziptility," which maps out all water, sewer, wastewater, and parks throughout Winslow to have accurate locations of lines that may need repair. "Everything will be updated and documented," Lamb said. "There's a lot to do with it. It looks like a great idea to me." The cost for the town would be $ 3,825 and was approved unanimously by the council. The Town received good news concerned the Commu- nity Crossing Grant for the improvement and repair of various streets throughout Winslow. They were award - ed a matching grant in the amount of $11,214.67. The roads that will be worked on Poplar from Collins to Pearl, Pearl from Poplar to Jasper, First from Factory to 1st, De- tar from Union to Beardsley, and Mariah/Dearing from Beardsley to Collins, accord- ing to Lamb. Brewster brought up giv- ing the Town Clerk a three percent raise, which was not on the agenda or discussed prior to the meeting with the other council members. "The policy is, the salary for elect- ed officials can only get rais- es if effective December 31," Brewster said. "We do this every December." "I didn't know we agreed to give them raises," Lamb said. Brewster moved to consider giving the town clerk a raise which was approved by Fiscus and Brew- ster and Lamb gave a vote of no, due to reasons she stated she did not want to bring up at that time. No other elected of- ficial received a raise. A fter the meeting ad- journed, Winslow resident David Pasquino, approached the council with his water bill, irate that not only has he not had water for six days, but that his water bill went up and he wanted an adjustment. There was a debate as to whether the adjustment was $2 or $25. Pasquino asked everyone in attendance if they had in- creases and no water and ma- ny raised their hands. No res- olution was stated regarding the adjustment of water bills. The next Winslow Town Council meeting will be 6:30 p.m. instead of the usual 6 p.m. time on Monday, Janu- ary 2, 2023. After the Winslow Town Council meeting adjourned, Winslow resident David Pasquino, approached the council with his water bill, irate that not only has he not had water for six days, but that his water bill went up and he wanted an adjust- ment. There was a debate as to whether the adjustment was $2 or $25. Pasquino asked everyone in attendance if they had increases and no water and many raised their hands. No resolution was stated regarding the adjustment of water bills. WINSLOW Continued from page 1 nomic development. Fund- ing for Community Cross- ings comes from the state's local road and bridge match- ing grant fund. The Commu- nity Crossings initiative has provided more than $1 billion in state matching funds for local construction projects since 2016. "Community Crossings is a tremendous opportuni- ty for towns, cities and coun- ties to enhance local road networks across the state," INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith said. "INDOT looks forward to partnering with locals to deliver on projects that will have a positive im- pact on safety and bring busi- ness to Indiana. I'm excited to see the progress in these communities throughout the coming year." To qualify for funding, lo- cal governments must pro- vide local matching funds of 50 percent for larger commu- nities or 25 percent for small- er communities and have an asset management plan for maintaining existing roads and bridges. State law re- quires annually that 50 per- cent of the available match- ing funds be awarded to com- munities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer. All three local units of gov- ernment provide a 25 percent match. The next call for projects will open in January 2023. ROADS Continued from page 1 LILLY Continued from page 1 goals, letter of recommen- dation, community/volun- teer activities, and interview by the LECSP Nominating Committee. A fter the field of appli- cants was narrowed, nomi- nees were submitted to ICI, the statewide administra- tor of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Pro- gram, which approves the fi- nal selection of scholarship recipients. "The students who ap- ply for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are all exceptional and every year the committee appre- ciates each of the applicants and their dedication to edu- cation and the community," said Gaskins Lilly Endowment created the Lilly Endowment Com- munity Scholarship Program for the 1998 -99 school year and has supported the pro- gram every year since with grants totaling in excess of $486 million. More than 5,000 Indiana students have received the Lilly Endow- ment Community Scholar- ship since the program's in- ception. The primary purposes of the Lilly Endowment Com- munity Scholarship Program are: 1) to help raise the lev- el of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to en- courage and support the ef- forts of current and past Lil- ly Endowment Communi- ty Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, ed- ucational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the qual- ity of life in Indiana general- ly and in local communities throughout the state. Flint Elected to IACC District Office Pike County Commis- sioner Mark Flint was elect- ed 2023 Vice President of the Indiana Association of Coun- ty Commissioners (IACC) Southwest District during their recent annual confer- ence. Knox County Commis- sioner Kellie Streeter said, "Flint will be a great spokes- person for their district and is very dedicated to improv- ing local government." As District Vice President, Flint will represent the elect- ed county commissioners in the Southwest district of the state, which includes the fol- lowing counties: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh and Warrick. The IACC is repre- sented by six districts in the state. Flint will serve on the IACC's board of directors, which determines policies and legislative goals for the Association. Spencer County Commis- sioner Heather Gries was elected District President during the meeting as well. The district meeting also in- cluded discussion on current issues pertaining to county government in the Southwest District. The elections were held during the IACC's 2022 An- nual Conference, the largest gathering of County Com- missioners in the state. Indiana's 52nd Lieutenant Governor, Suzanne Crouch spoke on current issues re- lated to local government, ex- panding broadband through Next Level Connections Broadband Grants, Improv- ing Housing needs, revitaliz- ing travel and tourism, sup- porting Hoosier farmers, and improving mental health and addiction programs in Indi- ana counties. Representative Jeff Thompson House Ways and Means Committee Chair- man, State Senator Mike Crider Majority Whip, and Representative Greg Steuer- wald, Majority House Cau- cus Chair addressed attend- ees as well during their Leg- islative Update. Want to share your news with others? The Press-Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. NEWS! 812-354-8500

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