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Public and presenters urge council to retain community-events grant funding as budget is adopted
Summary
During debate and public comment on the city’s two‑year budget, nonprofit organizers urged the council not to reallocate the $50,000 community events grant pool for FY 2025–26 because planned events relied on timely city support; council approved the budget but said allocations would be revisited in July.
Nonprofit event organizers urged the Twentynine Palms City Council on June 10 to preserve the community events grant pool after staff presented a two‑year general fund budget that staff said would reallocate portions of miscellaneous community-event funding.
Vicki Waite, chairperson of the Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts, told council her organization had historically received city sponsorship for the Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo and that the group applied for $5,000–$5,000 in city support this year. She said the city’s proposed reallocation of $50,000 away from the community events grant pool was a late change that left organizers with no time to pursue alternative sponsors or…
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