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Webster Groves arts commission forms subcommittee to shape public-art fund and FY26 budget request
Summary
The Webster Groves Arts Commission agreed to assemble a working subcommittee to refine the commission’s mission, craft a budget request for fiscal 2026 and explore a public-art fund after a presentation of community-engagement survey results and discussion of likely costs.
The Webster Groves Arts Commission voted to assemble a working subcommittee to develop a mission and vision, refine a FY26 budget request and explore establishing a public-art fund.
Commission Chair Janice Seeley and several commissioners said the community survey results underscore public support for the arts and that a clearer work plan and budget will help deliver projects. "The community really appreciates the arts," a commissioner noted during the discussion of the survey results, which the commission examined as part of planning for next year’s budget.
Why it matters: the group must finalize a mission, vision, work plan and a budget request in time for the city’s FY26 process; council asked commissions…
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