The members of the Custer County Kids Council (CCKC) held a meeting on November 13. “Whither childcare?” in Custer County was a major topic under discussion in the wake of the failure of Ballot Question 1A to pass in the November 4 election. (1A, if passed, would have raised the county lodging tax from 2% to 6%, with funds raised being equally allocated between tourism, childcare, and affordable workforce housing projects). Also under discussion was the childcare needs assessment that CCKC is planning to undertake, with the help of consultants, to help determine how to address present and future childcare needs. CCKC Director Stacy Terrill noted that there would be a church community meeting to address childcare and other early childhood issues, as churches have…
