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Commission OKs childcare center funds
Money sought by GBED to leverage grant
county commission childcare center match
Members of the Barton County Commission Wednesday morning listen to information on the planned new childcare center in Great Bend before voting to offer over $400,000 to the project. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
Acknowledging the need for childcare in the county to foster economic growth, the Barton County Commission Wednesday morning approved a request from Great Bend Economic Development President Sara Hayden for $435,714 to help fund GBED’s new childcare facility in Great Bend.