Covering all of Baldwin County, AL every Friday. 2019 Parade of Homes starts this weekend The Baldwin Times PAGE 12 SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Group comes together Commission approves in Elsanor to help increased solve global issue budget By JOHN UNDERWOOD By GUY BUSBY
[email protected] [email protected] ELSANOR — A small group BAY MINETTE — of scientists from diverse The Baldwin County backgrounds have gathered Commission approved JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTO together in the tiny rural com- a 2019-20 General Fund munity of Elsanor to work on ties development manager for From left, the Chonex staff, Chris Hornsby, Cade Smith, Lori Moshman budget that was 71 a common goal. Chonex. and Frankie Darsey. percent more than last “We’re taking something According to its website, year with most of that that God has given us and are chonex.ag, the company was and scientists with the mis- supply.” increase coming from a using it to create better soil,” founded “by a team of experi- sion of helping farmers build- new jail, highway barns said Frankie Darsey, facili- enced entrepreneurs, farmers ing a more sustainable food SEE GROUP, PAGE 4 and animal shelter. The County Commis- sion voted unanimously Sept. 20 to approve the General Fund budget of Animal Art Safari $115,414,134. The 2018- 19 budget for the same fund was $67,509,553. Ron Cink, Baldwin County budget direc- tor, told commissioners before the vote that several needed con- struction projects will increase the budget in the fiscal year that SEE BUDGET, PAGE 3 Fire alert issued for Alabama The Alabama For- ALLISON MARLOW / STAFF PHOTOS estry Commission Belle, a 5-month-old clouded leopard, is rewarded with a treat after painting a t-shirt Belle gets help dipping her paws into paint.