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Soccer Field Upgrades
The YMCA of Chilton County was awarded a $15,000 grant to complete an additional phase of their soccer field renovations and upgrades. The phase completed was the installation of an irrigation system to improve the playing surface. Currently, the field …
Emergency Preparedness
Through the CAWACO grant, Saragossa Fire was able to purchase 3 new scene lights to help with work safety especially at night. The Thermal Image Camera will allow us to locate possible fire victims as well as assist with lost individuals in wooded area …
Storm Shelters for Public Safety
For public safety reasons, the storm shelters throughout Chilton county received funding for major repairs, including sandblasting, painting, mold and mildew removal, electrical servicing and repairs, and generators.
Save Our Steeple
Chestnut Creek Heritage Chapel, once home to one of the county’s oldest church congregations, now serves as a place for cultural events and as place to keep the community’s past alive. Much work has been done in the last eight years to repair and impro …
Tree Scape for Carbon Hill
What a big impact planting trees on front street on the sidewalk has made in our small town! People from all over say they look great and then thank us. We get phone calls and text messages, saying they love the trees and what a bigdifference they make …
Spreading our Wings- Our Forever Home
Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center is grateful for CAWACO and our other community partners who have made the new home for the local child advocacy center a reality. Butterfly Bridge provides highly specialized services to child and adolescent …
Great Grapes Renovation
Blountsville Public Library has received a grant from the Cawaco RC&D Council to replace lounge seating inside the library. The “Great Grapes Renovation” is a nod toward the color of the material used. The grape color blends well with the current c …
Thermal Imaging Camera and Saw Kit.
The funds we received from this grant went to help purchase a thermal imaging camera and a rescue saw kit. The equipment purchased with these funds will better help the Susan Moore Volunteer Fire Department serve our community and assist with saving li …
Calera Downtown Vision Plan
Calera’s Downtown Vision Plan provides a “road map” to revitalize Historic Downtown Calera for its citizens and visitors. The plan provides a market assessment, branding and marketing tools, as well as implementation strategies. Through design, promoti …
Educational Assessment and Remediation
When high school students fall behind in reading and math skills it is detrimental to doing well in high school and beyond. Banks Academy implemented assessment and customized remediation learning system called Edgenuity. This program identifies each s …
