The Weed and Seed program in Selma has used up the $1 million federal grant funds put toward weeding crime and seeding a better quality of life in Selma, but leaders are not finished pushing the initiative forward.
Maggie Drake-Peterson, executive director of Weed and Seed in Selma, told the Rotary Club on Monday that herself and many of the 30 committee members are volunteering their time to complete efforts outlined as part of the program started by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2018.
“We haven’t stopped – we are still working and are still a resource to tap into,” Peterson said.
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