Kosciusko Commissioners Support Court-Related Grant Applications
By Leah Sander
InkFreeNews
WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Commissioners kicked off 2022 by approving plans for county officials to apply for two legal grants.
The Commissioners approved the requests from Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge Karin McGrath and Prosecutor Dan Hampton at their meeting Tuesday, Jan. 4,
McGrath asked for permission to apply for a Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative grant for the county. The program gives officials other options than just detaining youths who have committed crimes.
“This is the only juvenile funding we have in the county for programs that keep our youth out of detention facilities,” she said. “It’s been enormously successful. They coordinate … a lot, probably 20 different activities that help enforce positive things for our kids instead of detention.”
It would be the fifth year for the program in the county if the grant is received.
Hampton inquired about reapplying for the senior hub grant for another year.
“As you recall, the senior hub grant deals with the service that the local prosecutor’s office is providing for the state of Indiana allowing a case worker service for the senior prosecutors for those child support cases that have conflicts through the northern part of Indiana,” he said.
In other business, the commissioners approved an agreement with Ransbottom Excavating to do site work for the county’s public safety communications project.
“They’re hoping to get started here actually later this week,” said Commissioner Cary Groninger.
The commissioners’ next meeting is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Kosciusko County Courthouse’s Old Courtroom.