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Scappoose council approves $11,500 from budget to support Heritage Park events; organizers sought $20,000
Summary
Council allocated $11,500—previously budgeted—to help fund Movies in the Park, Earth Day and an Outdoor Fun Festival after organizers requested $20,000 to cover hard costs for seven events.
Organizers of the Scappoose Heritage Park events asked the City Council on Jan. 6 for $20,000 to fund a series of free and low-cost community events, and the council voted to authorize $11,500 that had already been set aside in the city budget.
JJ McKay and Jeffrey Weiss presented an events packet citing Movies in the Park (entering its eighth year), Earth Day cleanup and giveaways, and a first-of-its-kind Scappoose Outdoor Fun Festival planned for June 7. McKay said the $20,000 request would cover core hard costs for seven events and help the organizers secure vendors and sponsors. “What I did was I basically did a page for each event... and why we are requesting $20,000 to…
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