Coliseum foundation seeks REDI grant; commissioners approve feasibility study funding plan
The Veterans Coliseum Preservation Foundation presented a REDI 2.0 arts and culture grant application and asked the county to allow submission; commissioners agreed to let the foundation submit the application while approving a separate $39,360 feasibility study funded by the foundation (Veritas Group) and asking for clarity about any future county match.
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Representatives of the Veterans Coliseum Preservation Foundation asked the commissioners to allow submission of a REDI 2.0 arts and culture grant application aimed at restoring the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Coliseum. Jill Hahn, speaking as president of the foundation, said the foundation drafted a 69‑page application and cited a $19.5 million conceptual scope that would address ADA upgrades and three primary interior spaces. Hahn said the foundation has about $300,000 available toward initial costs and had discussed the application and matching strategy with state REDI staff.
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