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West Bend board reviews financial report, celebrates tree lighting and approves BID sponsorship for winter-arts program
Summary
At the Nov. 12 City of West Bend board meeting, staff presented a financial update noting a Blingle sponsorship that covered most costs of the downtown tree lighting and a grant reimbursement for EV charging stations. The board approved a $525 BID sponsorship for an ice-sculpture in the Winter Warm Up event and approved the minutes and financial
City staff and downtown representatives told the City of West Bend board on Nov. 12 that recent downtown events drew thousands and that sponsorships and grant reimbursements covered most event costs.
Carissa (finance staff) reported that Blingle sponsored the downtown tree lighting and "covered pretty much all of the costs of the event." Carissa also said the board’s budget shows an encumbrance of $20,000 for the Blingle contract to set up and later take down decorations. She said the recent EV charging-station line on the report represents grant reimbursement dollars submitted and received for the charging…
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