Upgraded to VHF radio system for better communications to serve the community.
Marengo
Weather Radios-1765
This project is to assist the elderly and residents in the rural areas of Marengo County with a first alert system for severe and disastrous weather conditions.
TUCCA Community Facility Improvement Project
The United Christian Community Association’s (TUCCA) facility is staple in the Taylor Community in Marengo County. It is used for a variety of reasons to meet community needs. Replacing the AC unit will allow for the activities to take place comfortably especially in the very hot Alabama months. The organization is grateful for being able to awarded funds from the Ala-Tom RC&D Council to fund these efforts.
Marengo Grain Drill
This project will be used to help educate farmers and students to monitor water, soil health, crops, forest land and livestock conditions from the air, to keep watch for any potential problems and help optimize management.
Marengo Schools Agriculture Education
The vision of our Marengo Schools Agriculture Education Project is to enhance seed and seedling production of horticulcultural vegetable crops. Students will obtain hands on training at the green houses with seedling production. Also, planting on plastic with drip irrigation. The students will be instructed on harvesting the crops and sending them to Deep South Food Processing Facility to be processed for cooking at each schools lunchrooms. This project is ongoing at A.L. Johnson High School, Marengo High School and George P. Austin Middle School. We are working hard to get this project in all schools.