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Pueblo County commissioners weigh sponsorship requests from local nonprofits
Summary
County commissioners reviewed funding requests from local nonprofits and arts groups, including a $10,000 request from Mount Carmel Veterans Service Center and multiple smaller requests; commissioners generally favored keeping contributions flat at prior-year levels and discussed reimbursements and ticket allocations.
County commissioners reviewed a series of sponsorship requests from local nonprofit organizations during the Jan. 7 work session, discussing amounts requested, prior-year contributions and whether to reimburse organizations for expenses already incurred.
Tommy Farrell presented the packet of requests to the commissioners, saying the first request was from the Mount Carmel Veterans Service Center for $10,000 to sponsor the Salute to Heroes event planned for Thursday. Farrell said the veterans group planned to have a county table and that Heather Cornell from the veteran service office intended to attend. Commissioners noted the timing and discussed that the county could cover the cost of a table (Farrell said the table was $1,500 last year) or reimburse a smaller amount; one commissioner said, "I…
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