The United Way of Carroll has announced $34,000 in funding for 2021 was allocated during their January meeting. Executive Director, Jen Munson, says they were surprised to see an increase in donations by about $10,000 over previous years; especially during a pandemic.
Munson says they are very proud that all of the money they raise stays in Carroll County. Westside State Bank, American Home Shield, New Way Ford and United Bank of Iowa pay the national fees, freeing up the money for local donations. Some saw an increase in service needs this year because of COVID.
Donations have been earmarked for more than 13 organizations. These include the Carroll County Nest, Carroll Area Child Care Center, Catholic Charities, Region XII for discount taxi tickets for the elderly and disabled and Carroll County Home Care Aid Services. Munson says the latter was one that saw increased need.
The Carroll City Council will be convening for a special Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget workshop at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. This is the first of four scheduled workshops and will focus in on General Obligation (GO) bonding options for street improvements and the proposed updates and expansion at the Carroll Rec Center as well as the Police Department budget for the coming year. Council members will also be reviewing requests for funding support from outside agencies, currently at more than $168,600. This includes requests from the Region XII taxi program, the Carroll Area Child Care Center and preschool, Community of Concern Food Pantry, New Opportunities, the Carroll Area Development Corporation (CADC) and more. There is also a breakdown of the general fund operating budget of $226,000 from the Carroll Airport Commission along with their capital requests. Although the discussion on these requests will take place, there will be no presentations. The review will come from letters s
During a year that was overtaken by a pandemic, many kids didnât get the chance to see Santa Claus, sit on his lap and share wishes with him.
To provide a merry good-morning to kids who were missing Kris Kringle, the jolly old elf, looking a bit like Carroll Area Child Care Center & Preschoolâs cook Sarah Carstens, climbed atop the centerâs roof two days before Christmas to greet students as they were dropped off.
Santa was joined by a helper elf who had a resemblance to Anna Schultes, a teacher assistant with the center.
For more than an hour while kids were dropped off, Santa and the elf waved to kids, called them by name and reminded them to stay on Santaâs good list.
More funding requests and a recommendation from the Carroll County Compensation Board are on Monday’s agenda for the Carroll County Board of Supervisors. The 9 a.m. meeting features annual budget discussions and funding requests from the Carroll Area Child Care Center, New Opportunities, the Manning Child Care Center and the Carroll County Historical Society. The Supervisors will also discus employee retirements/resignations and review a recommendation from the compensation board for a six percent annual salary increase for the Carroll County Sheriff and four percent for all other elected officials. In their ongoing efforts to adhere to COVID-19 mitigation methods, the meeting will be livestreamed on the county’s YouTube channel, a link to which is included below. Those wishing to submit comments or questions on agenda items prior to Monday’s meeting can do so by emailing supervisors@carrollcountyiowa.org. To ask questions or make comments during the meeting, the participant mu