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Supervisors approve letter of support for Lake County Historical Society grant application
Summary
The Board approved a letter of support for the Lake County Historical Society’s grant application to fund a carriage display house and related museum work. The motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a letter of support for the Lake County Historical Society’s application for grant funding to help display and preserve a donated collection of historic carriages and wagons.
Dr. John Parker and representatives from the Eli Museum described a donated collection of 17 restored horse-drawn carriages, wagons and related artifacts; the museum and volunteers want to build a carriage display house to preserve the collection and make it accessible to visitors. The board moved to approve a county support letter for the museum’s grant application and to authorize the chair to sign the letter as amended.
Supervisor remarks praised the volunteers and emphasized the collection’s cultural and tourism value. One minor edit was requested to change “42 counties” to “42 cities” in the supporting text.
The motion passed unanimously, recorded as 5-0-0. Staff said the historical society will continue fundraising including a June 7 hoedown to raise additional project money.
Ending: The board’s support letter will accompany the historical society’s grant application; the project remains subject to the applicant securing the grant and meeting any grant conditions.
