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Stage at Talleyrand committee seeks council support as grants and site options evolve
Summary
Volunteers told council their Stage at Talleyrand committee has $1 million in DCED funding, has applied for a $300,000 Lowe’s grant and is weighing two park locations while pausing broader fundraising until site and water‑authority issues are resolved.
Rick Jacobs and volunteers with the Stage at Talleyrand committee updated Bellefonte Borough Council on a multi‑year effort to build an outdoor stage at Talleyrand Park and asked the council to consider a vote on the group’s request at the next meeting.
Jacobs said the committee (which formed a 501(c)(3) Friends of Talleyrand organization) secured a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and has raised about $75,000 privately. The group has applied for a $300,000 Lowe’s grant that would be awarded this summer and must be spent by Thanksgiving if received, Jacobs said.
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