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CRA agrees to send letter asking county to consider payroll funding for Martin Digital History

3410890 · May 20, 2025
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At its May meeting the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency voted to write a single letter of support asking the Board of County Commissioners to consider funding payroll for Martin Digital History, a county archival program facing grant expiration and a $100,000 payroll shortfall.

The Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency voted to write a letter asking the Board of County Commissioners to consider funding payroll for Martin Digital History, a county archival program whose grants are expiring and that needs roughly $100,000 to maintain staff through December.

Julie Priest, a volunteer historical researcher who said she normally represents Rio but was speaking on behalf of “all of Martin County and anything having to do with historic preservation and history,” told the CRA that the county archival department called Martin Digital History needs payroll funding after its grants…

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