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Council reshuffles arts line item: LA Arts to $15,000, Androscoggin Historical Society $10,000; smaller allocations discussed for other nonprofits
Summary
Councilors agreed to honor an existing $25,000 arts-and-culture line but split it into $15,000 for LA Arts and $10,000 for the Androscoggin Historical Society; they also discussed smaller awards for the Boys & Girls Club and a placeholder for Twin Cities Swim Team.
At the March 24 workshop the council resolved an administrative funding discrepancy for community arts and culture grants and discussed other small nonprofit requests.
Staff explained one line in the FY26 packet labeled LA Arts had, through prior budget actions and adjustments, effectively carried $25,000 that various organizations had expected to share. Councilors agreed…
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