Feasibility Study for Flaxville School Building near completion
For the past two years, the Flaxville Local non-profit Development Corporation (LDC), has been working to assist in the completion of a feasibility study for the school building. The Daniels County Horizons program has been extremely supportive in helping to find some financial support and assisting in letters of support. The Horizons program has also provided activities to use as fundraisers for the continuation of congregate meals for the senior citizen community, as well as keeping the building in good shape for the future.
The Daniels County Commissioners have been supporting the congregate meal program for many years in the Flaxville community, in the school lunchroom. The community has held flea markets, card parties, raffles, written grants, as well as a variety of other fundraisers to help fund the overhead of the school building. LDC memberships have also been established to provide access to use the gym and exercise room for their personal or family use, as well as membership to the quilting/embroidery machine room. Along with the quilting/embroidery machine room, there are community members willing to educate others on the machines for safety purposes, for the person, as well as the machines!
Scott Cromwell, Studio 360 Architect, in Helena, originally of Flaxville, is completing the feasibility study. Funding for the grant has been from the Montana Community Development Block Grant source. With the combined efforts of the Flaxville Town Council, Scott Cromwell, the community and the Daniels County Horizons program, the Flaxville LDC will be holding their two year anniversary this year.
The Flaxville LDC invites all members of the community and county to attend an awareness session of the results of the feasibility study in the near future. We look forward to the findings of the study and learning if the building will be best utilized as an independent living facility.
Studio 360 website: (http://www.s360a.com./)