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Commission halves Artrageous Weekend request, approves $5,000 amid concerns about coordination and documentation
Summary
Artrageous Weekend requested $10,000 (split $5,000 Facebook, $5,000 Google); the Room Tax Commission approved $5,000 after commissioners raised questions about applicant representation, nonprofit documentation, overlapping marketing with other weekend events, and coordination among organizers.
The Room Tax Commission approved a $5,000 tourism grant to support Artrageous Weekend after reviewing a $10,000 request and raising concerns about documentation and coordination among multiple events that week. The motion to fund half the requested amount was made by Tim Viniak and seconded by Lewitski; the commission voted in favor.
Commissioners discussed whether Artrageous, the Wausau Festival of Arts and several other events taking place the same weekend were duplicating outreach to the…
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