County to fund Carena in Viking, $5,000 to playground fundraiser
Beaver County has agreed to two funding requests that will benefit the Carena in Viking and the C.W. Sears playground project.
The Carena will receive funding for four years up to and including 2012. That includes $47,000 from the 2009 budget (from reserves), $50,000 from the 2010 budget (from reserves), $50,000 from the 2011 budget (from reserves), and $50,000 from the 2012 interim budget (from tax levy).
Beaver County will also enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifies the funding of the Carena on an interim basis, the formation of a Carena steering committee, and completion of a strategic planning for the Carena.
C.W. Sears Playground Project Awarded $5,000
Beaver County agreed at its March 22 meeting to award $5,000 to the C.W. Sears Playground Committee for a playground project for the elementary school in Tofield.
The committee had come before county council in December requesting $30,000. The Town of Tofield has agreed to fund the project $30,000 but playground committee members say there are many rural students who would use the new playground equipment. For that reason, they felt the county should pay equally what Tofield has agreed to pay.
For more see the March 27/12 issue of the Tofield Mercury
