Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald The Carroll County Family YMCA recently completed its parking lot project with some assistance from the Town of Flora. With the Y providing all of the funding, the town donated its equipment and manpower to lay the blacktop. A few years ago the Y started a "pave the parking lot" campaign and raised over $6,000. "It was not quite enough to cover the expense," said Jim Payne, Y treasurer. "Security Federal Savings Bank recently restructured the Y's debt and at the same time we borrowed the rest of the money needed to finish the project." Payne added that the town has also been mowing the grounds and providing snow removal at no charge, but will cease to do so in 2010. Both of those items have been included in the Y's budget for next year. Payne said the Y should be able to handle the extra expense as it showed some profit last year and expects to again this year. Y president Joe Kennedy praised the town council for all of its assistance to the Y. "The town has been extremely helpful to us and we are grateful for their support as well as the generosity and support of the entire Carroll County community."