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    Riverton City Council to hear funding requests from 17 community groups during work session Tuesday

    The Riverton City Council will hear proposals for community service funding contracts during a work session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the Council Chambers at Riverton City Hall, 816 N. Federal Blvd.

    The city received 17 applications for service contracts this year totaling more than $600,000, according to a memo from staff.

    Both numbers are up from last year, when 12 entities requested a total of about $390,000.

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    This year’s applicants include:
    R Recreation, requesting $135,000
    Child Development Services of Fremont County, requesting $100,000
    Paws for Life Animal League, requesting $75,000
    Volunteers of America Northern Rockies, requesting $55,000
    Riverton Chamber and Visitors Center, requesting $50,000
    Eagles Hope Transitions and Emergency Shelter, requesting $49,661.42
    -Juvenile Justice Services of Fremont County (Youth Services), requesting $35,000
    Riverton Senior Citizens Center, requesting $31,000
    -Riverton Adult Softball Association, requesting $15,000
    Central Wyoming Children’s Center for Art, Technology and Science (CATS), requesting $10,000
    -Family and Community Support Team, requesting $10,000
    Wind River Heritage Center, requesting $10,000
    Injury Prevention Resources, requesting $7,500
    Legion Post 19 Riverton Raider’s Baseball, requesting $7,500
    Riverton Swim Club, requesting $5,000
    Riverton Volunteer Fire Department, requesting $5,000
    Riverton Little League, requesting $3,000

    h/t City of Riverton

    Tuesday’s meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the city’s YouTube channel, where past meeting recordings are also stored.

    For more information call the City of Riverton at 856-2227.

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