The One-Percent Committee has given their recommendations to the Buffalo City Council for allocations of their Optional One-Percent Funds.
Travis Lawrence, with the One-Percent Committee, gave the recommendation to the council at their meeting this week.
Lawrence explained each recommendation,
Buffalo's City Council, during their regular meeting Tuesday, voted to set this year's annual allocation to the One-Percent Committee which is down from last year's $175,000 allocation, according to Mayor Shane Schrader.
Johnson County and the City of Buffalowill both allocate one-percent fun
St. Francis Animal Shelter in Buffalo will be participating in a nationwide pet adoption event next week.
The Bissell Pet Foundation is hosting its fall 2021 national “Empty the Shelters” adoption event October 4th through the 10th.
According to a release form the foundation, the quarterly eve
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According to a release from the Bissell Pet Foundation, the “Empty the Shelters” adoption event is a quarterly happening that helps pets find their forever homes through reduced adoption fees at over 180 shelters in 40 states across the country, including the shelter in Buffalo.
Contact the St. Francis Animal Shelter in Buffalo for more information on the adoption event.
We have provided contact information with this story as well as a link to the Bissell Pet Foundation with this story at sheridanmedia.com.
Contact St. Francis Animal Shelter at (307) 684-1738, or their website at
Buffalo’s City Council voted to set this year’s annual allocation to the One-Percent Committee at $175,000 during their regular meeting Tuesday.
Johnson County and the City of Buffalowill both allocate one-percent funds this spring to be distributed through the One-Percent Committee, and those organizations interested in applying for a share of those funds need to complete their applications and submit them by this Friday, February 19
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One-percent funds come from additional sales tax revenue generated in the county and are typically allocated to outside organizations such as the St. Francis Animal Shelter, Buffalo Trails Board, Johnson County YMCA, and the Chamber of Commerce.