Lawrence County cuts allocations to community groups

January 16, 2011 at 4:59a.m.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

Lawrence County commissioners have approved allocations the county will make to various community organizations.

The amounts are 20 percent less than the 2010 allocations for all of the groups except the Lawrence County Conservation District and the Lawrence County Cooperative Extension, which were cut only 10 percent so as to not affect matching funds, Commissioner Steve Craig said. They will receive $64,800 and $75,816, respectively.

Commissioners had earlier said they would impose the cuts because of a tight budget this year.

For the list of the other groups and their 2011 allocations, read today's Vindicator or Vindy.com.