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Public urges Yellowstone County to restore Yellowstone Art Museum funding as budget hearing is continued
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Billings, Aug. 26 — Dozens of residents, artists and elected officials told the Board of Yellowstone County Commissioners on Tuesday that proposed cuts to the Yellowstone Art Museum would harm education, downtown economic activity and public access to the arts.
Billings, Aug. 26 — Dozens of residents, artists and elected officials told the Board of Yellowstone County Commissioners on Tuesday that proposed cuts to the Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM) would harm education, downtown economic activity and public access to the arts.
The public hearing on Resolution 25-100, which covers the amended fiscal 2025 regular budget and initial fiscal 2026 grant budgets, remained open but was tabled for final action next Tuesday; commissioners did not vote on budget allocations at Tuesday's session. Most speakers used the hearing to urge the board not to reallocate money from the county Museum Fund, which is supported by a mill levy.
Jessica K. Ogden, executive director of the Yellowstone Art Museum, told commissioners the museum expects $50,000 in county support in fiscal 2026 and said a proposed reallocation of nearly $100,000 — following a similar reallocation last…
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