JCIDA OKs $40,000 loan for Children First Daycare

The Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency approved a $40,000 loan Thursday to Children First Daycare & Learning Zone, owned by Leland R. and Deborah Aucompaugh.

They plan to open the childcare center at County Route 50 in Black River for about 40 toddlers and pre-schoolers. They expect to have seven employees in the first year. The loan is for seven years at 4 percent interest.