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Barbara Lohr

Mayor's Corner: Barbara Lohr

Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr is one of three local mayors writing weekly columns for the Southeast Missourian.

Jackson's grant proposals

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Like every other municipality, the city of Jackson is always searching for any grant possibilities that might save money for our city. As a small, fiscally conservative city, we do not have a person on our staff whose principal responsibility is to write grants. Basically, each department seeks out and writes the grants appropriate for that particular department. Since getting very competitive grants requires accurate, tedious work, we are always pleased when we receive one.

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