There are 4 article(s) tagged county community enhancement grants:

• May 2026

  • New rules for county ‘community’ grants head to committee

    A new proposal would require receipts for money spent and a 5-year ban on new grants if nonprofits don’t follow the rules. The commission also set the stage for budget hearings.

    By Bill Dries 53 minutes ago

• May 2025

  • County Ethics Commission reactivation dies quick, quiet death

    Commissioner Michael Whaley withdrew an ordinance that would have downsized the Ethics Commission in order to get the group to meet — something it hasn’t done in years.

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2025

• March 2025

  • County Commission to mull grants moratorium, other ethics moves

    The possible freeze, which follows the indictment of Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. on bribery and tax evasion charges linked to grants, is one of the items on the March 17 agenda. 

    By Bill Dries March 16, 2025

  • Commissioners weigh moratorium on program at heart of Ford indictment

    The grant program that allots each county commissioner $200,000 is at the heart of federal bribery and tax-evasion charges against Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2025