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Arts Council funds several community arts programs and ranks larger proposals while debating a portable dance floor purchase
Summary
The Arts Council awarded multiple Community Arts Program grants, approved recurring series and ranked four larger proposals to be funded in order until remaining funds run out; members debated whether CAP funds should buy a portable dance floor or if that purchase belongs in the capital improvements plan.
The Fayetteville Arts Council approved a set of Community Arts Program (CAP) grants and directed staff to fund projects in ranked order until remaining CAP funds were exhausted, while members debated whether to use CAP funds to buy a portable dance floor for outdoor community dancing.
Arts Council staff told members the CAP budget for the year is $35,000, with about $15,000 remaining to allocate after prior commitments. Joanna Nelson Hackett (Arts Council staff) explained there is a $10,000 contingency set aside specifically for the program and a separate $5,000 contingency tied to the Nelson Hackett Boulevard project; staff said incidental costs have consumed portions of…
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