Board approves grants to better communities

Granville County Commissioners approved funding for the Home and Community Care Block grant and the 2024-2025 Recreation Mini grants at the July 1 meeting.

Kathy May, director of Senior Services presented the board with information about the Home and Community Care Block grant that totals $528,095.

The grant does require a ten percent match of $58,722 from the county which is already in the budget for this year.

The community-based services this grant includes are transportation, nutrition, in-home aide services, home ramps and senior center operations.

Commissioner Russ May asked Kathy May to explain the home improvement portion of the grant.

Kathy May said that was for building ramp. May said they used very skilled volunteers and the funding from the grants to buy the materials needed to build the ramps.

“We go all over the county building ramps,” Kathy May said. “This past fiscal year we built 26 ramps and we have been all over the county with all of our services.”

Kathy May said this program greatly impacts people being able to get out of their homes.

She said this is one program that she administers and all it takes is a phone call to the senior center in Oxford to reach her about the ramp building program.

Commissioner Rob Williford asked how many ramp will the designated $18,889 build.

Kathy May said they spend about $600-$700 per ramp. She said the people that have ramps built are given the opportunity to make a donation toward the cost of their ramp.

She said if they are able to make a donation it goes back into the home improvement fund.

Carlton Thornton, assistant planning director, provided an overview of the recreation mini-grants for this fiscal year that total $101,783.11.

The town of Butner will receive $9,815 for picnic tables to place at Butner Athletic Park. Butner Community Association will receive $13,225 for sidewalk benches to place in the community.

The city of Creedmoor will receive $15,123 for a  bench swing and eleven picnic tables at Lake Rogers Park.

The town of Stem will receive $13,619.23 for new equipment and playground improvements at Jack Day Community Park. The equipment will include an American with Disabilities Act compliant swing, bench swing soccer goals and back-up net, rubber mulch and park benches.

The city of Oxford will receive $25,000 for a courtesy dock and kayak launch at Lake Devin.

Finally, the Toler Community Reach Out Club will receive $25,000 to revivify the playground, renovate the existing shelter, pave the entrance to provide a higher quality recreation space for the community and visitors.

Thornton said funds for these grants had already been set aside in the budget.

The board approved funding for both grants.

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