“It would be put to good use,” Kucer said.
By: Lydia Crawley
The Parsons Advocate
The Tucker County Commission August 14th voted unanimously to donate $3,000 to the grant match for the Blackwater Ministerial Association Food Pantry building. Veronica Staron and Tom Kucer were on hand at the regular meeting of the Commission to represent the Ministerial Association.
According to Kucer, the initial information gathering needed for the USDA has been nearly completed and the Association will soon begin siting the property. “The building process, we’re very close to completing everything,” Kucer said. “I think I only have one more bit of information I have to gather for our friends at the USDA and I expect to receive that today to set up our final meeting so that we are able to start our siting of the property and construction here this month.”
Kucer said that if construction begins in August, the building should be completed by the first of November. “If we are able to start the construction this month, we’ll be able to complete this by the middle of October, maybe the first of November.”
According to Kucer, the Association still has a $40,000 shortfall on the project, but is still receiving some donations. “So we came before you before to ask you for any additional funding. We have about roughly a $40,000 shortfall yet, but donations are continuing to come in.”
Tucker County Commission President Mike Rosenau said that after conferring with the Auditor’s Office, the Commission was able to donate only to the grant match, but not to the land. Rosenau said the Commission had to be careful in how the funds from the entity were spent and stipulated that the donation must only be used for grant match purposes. “We just came out of a conference with the Auditor’s office,” Rosenau said. “We can make a donation for the grant match that you guys are having.”
In a motion made by Rosenau, the Commission approved a $3,000 donation to be used towards the Blackwater Ministerial Association’s grant match. “We can do a donation of $3,000 for the grant match,” Rosenau said.
“It will be put to good use,” Kucer said.
