Breaking: Support given for grant

A missed deadline has left a local watershed management project scrambling for funds.
Jay County Commissioners Monday morning approved support for a grant application with the Indiana Department of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Board. The $75,000 grant would allow the Upper Salamonie River Watershed project to continue implementing its plan of improving the river’s water quality in Jay and Blackford Counties.
The task was originally funded by the Federal 2014 Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant, which will end in 2016 after its two-year contract.
Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District educator Bettie Jacobs and watershed coordinator Tim Kroeker approached commissioners to discuss changes in Indiana Department of Environmental Management grant requirements that led to an expected opportunity for funding being missed.
For full coverage of the meeting, read Tuesday’s edition of The Commercial Review.