One Percent Committee Gives Recommendations to Buffalo Council

The One-Percent Committee has given their recommendations to the Buffalo City Council for allocations of their Optional One-Percent Funds.

Travis Lawrence, with the One-Percent Committee, gave the recommendation to the council at their meeting this week.

Lawrence explained each recommendation, including the request from Sheridan College in Johnson County (SCJC) for $12,500 for rent in the Bomber Mountain Civic Center, for which the committee recommended a different approach.

The council took no action on the recommendations at the meeting, and will review and discuss them before making their final decision on allocations at a future meeting.

Recommendations from the committee:

COMPASS Center – $15,000; Buffalo Children’s Center – $15,000; SCJC – $1,913.38; Boys & Girls Club – $15,000; Buffalo Golf Club – $15,000; YMCA – $45,000; St. Francis Animal Shelter – $12,000; Johnson County Tourism – $5,086.62; Alternative Treatment Program – $9,000; Mentoring Program – $15,000; Family Crisis Center – $17,000 for a total recommeded allocation of $165,000.