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Consultants present final Ulster County arts and culture plan, estimate $814 million annual economic impact
Summary
Lorde Cultural Services and John Stover & Associates presented a final arts and culture plan to the Ulster County Legislature on April 15, outlining four priorities—investment, mobilization, infrastructure growth and education—and estimating an $814 million annual economic impact tied to arts and culture in the county.
Lorde Cultural Services and John Stover & Associates presented the final Ulster County Arts & Culture Plan to the Ulster County Legislature on April 15, summarizing a year-long process of public engagement and an economic impact analysis that the consultants said shows arts and culture are a measurable engine for local economic activity.
The consultants described the plan as focused on four priorities—investment and advocacy; mobilization of networks; infrastructure growth (including affordability and transportation); and education and workforce development—each with specific “action plan” items staff could use to implement projects. "This plan is really supporting this new position, director of arts and culture and parks and open spaces," Eve Morris Ortega, director and project lead at Lorde Cultural Services, told the…
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