The Parsons City Commission gives its approval to increased funding for a local charitable house painting group.

 

At this week's meeting, commissioners heard from Doug Baty with Paint Parsons. The group is a community volunteer project that provides exterior home painting for elderly, disabled, and low-income residents. Baty told the commission that rising costs have increased the need for more funding to be able to complete their projects. He says the group has done this many times before in Parsons.

 

Commissioners gave the group $8,000 in funding the last time a request was made. However, Baty stated that the group now needed a total of $25,000 to complete its work. Commissioner Tom Shaw says he thinks a increase in funding is in order.

 

The Commission approved an expenditure of $12,000 to support the work of Paint Parsons.