By Dan Bechtold, Editor
Four organizations seeking funding made presentations to the Winner City Council Monday night.
As the city gets ready to start its budget process, they sent letters to organizations asking them to make a presentation to the city council and also submit a financial statement.
Jackie Scott, transit director of ROCS Transit of Lake Andes, asked for funding for the Winner Transit.
She said the cost to ride the transit is $2 per ride and matching funds are required for them to receive their federal grants.
Councilman Frank Finney made a presentation on behalf of the senior citizens meal program. He explained that meals are served five days a week at the senior citizens center and the average attendance is 30 persons a day. The center would like to see the average attendance increase.
This program also delivers meals on wheels.
Shana Flakus, executive director of Winner Resource Center, explained the program started in Winner in 1998 and has since expanded to Gregory and Lyman counties.
She gave an overview of the program and explained last year the office served 145 victims. She explained her office is seeing younger women who are victims in domestic abuse.
Liz Farley coordinator of the RSVP program explained there are 85 volunteers and last year they donated 14,812 hours of service.
Members of the Winner County Club directors attended the meeting and expressed concerns about not being able to pump out of the golf course dam for 30 days.
Danny Ayers of the water department explained due to work being done at the water tank the restriction had to put in place. The city said they would work with the golf course to make sure their dam does not run too low. Ayers said he would know by this weekend if some of the restrictions on the golf course can be eased.
Casey Berndt, president of the country club board, said 30 days is a long time for them not to be able to pump. The golf course is concerned this will make it hard for the dams to recover later in the summer.
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