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Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Grant Recipients Announced

by ECT

MARTINEZ – The recipients of the grants from the Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund have been announced by the Office of Supervisor Federal Glover.

“We saw an increase of over $100,000,” says David Fraser, Glover’s chief of staff. “This might be attributed to improving economy.” Supervisor Glover’s office is tasked with overseeing the distribution of the Keller fund.

“That means more services and programs targeting the residents of Pittsburg and Bay Point,” says Fraser.

The Board of Supervisors approved the Keller appropriations this morning at its regularly scheduled meeting in Martinez.

The amount of the Keller fund is based on the tonnage delivered to the Keller Canyon Landfill. “A better economy means more new construction and the landfill takes in a lot of that construction debris.” He also noted that PG&E last Spring returned a collection pond in Bay Point back to its natural state. That project added tons of dirt to the landfill.”

The mitigation fund was created by the county supervisors when voters passed approval of a landfill site in the hills south of Bay Point and Pittsburg. The fund is supposed to alleviate some of the landfill’s impacts to the nearby communities. This year’s fund of $1,394,702 is based on the anticipated tonnage that will be delivered to the landfill for the fiscal year 2015-2016.

Most of the money is distributed to county agencies and nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life in Bay Point and Pittsburg after a strict evaluation process by a review committee that includes members of the community, Supervisor Glover and Fraser. This year, Fraser acted as chair because Supervisor Glover was recovering from his transplant surgery.

This year’s awards to a wide-ranging list of programs that include crossing guards for Bay Point, activities for seniors and youth, food assistance programs, sports leagues, violence prevention, code enforcement and after-school programs.

Editors Note:
Overall, 88 agencies and programs received a portion of the $1.395 million Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation grant.

Some of the recipients include:

  • $175,000: CCC Sheriffs Office – Resident Deputy: Provide enhanced law enforcement services to Bay Point to enhance the ability to significantly improve residents’ quality of life.
  • $175,000: CCC Sheriffs Office – School Resource Officer: Provide one uniformed officer within the Mt. Diablo School District in Bay Point to establish a safe school environment and promote the positive development of Bay Point youth.
  • $100,000: CCC Department of Conservation and Development – District V Code Enforcement: Address complaints of junkyards, illegal dumping, abandoned properties, illegal land-use, substandard/unsafe buildings, illegal/unsafe mobile homes, construction without permits and abandoned vehicles.
  • $66,000: Bay Point Crossing Guard Program: Provide State approved school crossing guards at 10 Bay Point intersections.
  • $50,000: District V Events – Peace in the Streets/Youth Summit/Non-Profit Development Seiminars/Relay for Life: Funding will support several community events including: Peace in the Streets, Youth Summit, Small Business Workshops, Grant writing seminars and participation in Relay For Life. These events provide opportunities to enhance and educate residents in the KCMF target areas
  • $15,000: District V Interns – Internships Providing Assistance with KCMF: Funding will provide a stipend for summer and winter internships at the District V office
  • $14,350 – District V Technology Upgrades – Computer and Presentation Equipment. Purchase of computer and presentation equipment for the multiple programs and events conducted in East County by District V staff
  • $10,000 – Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa – Nourishing Lives Program: Operate its dining rooms serving Bay Point, Pittsburg, and Antioch residents by providing free meals to lower income families to decrease the incidence of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diabetes in adults and children
  • $10,000 – Meals on Wheels – Meals for Homebound Seniors: Provide daily meals to nutritionally at-risk homebound seniors in East County
  • $10,000: Opportunity Junction: Provide the Job Training and Placement Program to low-income East County residents helping them become self-sufficient through a comprehensive program of computer training, life skills, paid experience, career skills, mental health, and long-term follow up. A total of 42 participants are expected to be served during the year
  • $10,000: Youth Intervention Network: The program will engage youth in Antioch, ages 10-18, who because they are truant and/or academically disengaged are likely to commit or become victims of violence without the appropriate interventions.
  • $5,254: Antioch Rivertown Jamboree – Delta Thunder Boat Race: Conduct a two-day outdoor family event including boat racing, a boat show, food vendors, arts and crafts, and a kid zone. The event is expected to have over 18,000 people in attendance.
  • $5,000: East Contra Costa Homeless Animals Lifeline Organization – HALO TNR Program: Reduce and control community cat overpopulation through the use of trap, neuter, and return strategy. The program will provide no cost spaying, neutering, and rabies vaccinations of cats within the community
  • $5,000: Furry Friends Food Relief – Hands Helping Paws: Provide financial assistance to seniors, veterans, low-income, and unemployed people to care for their pets including spay/neutering, vaccines, prescriptions, etc. The program will reduce the amount of surrendered and lost pets in shelters, and expected to serve 600 people (900 pets).
  • $3,564 – CCC Library – Kids Read! Antioch – Distribution of the book “Biscuit in the Garden” to 2,000 children in three schools and five community locations. Additionally, there will be six programs offered to enhance the children’s engagement with the book and educate their families about library resources
  • $2,500 – Arts and Cultural Foundation of Antioch – Art4Schools: Partner with the Antioch Unified School District by providing curriculum based art classes and multi-cultural assemblies at four elementary schools during the year.

For a full list of grants awarded, click here.

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2 comments

Jim Simmons 42 Aug 19, 2015 - 7:36 am

The link provides the real waste of this grant. Shame on the County for wasting this money on so many useless services. Give it to the ones that actually have an impact. Federal Glovers staff does not need to fund itself through this grant. What a bunch of criminals.

Julio Aug 19, 2015 - 5:38 pm

I have to agree with Mr. Simmons on this. Were all of the non-profits verified and checked to be sure they are still legitimate? Were the profit and loss statements verified? Was the amount of money truly going into the community verified. What do they pay out in wages etc. Typically staff does not do any of this because they don’t think they have to BUT they should!

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