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County staff update cultural programs funding; commissioners discuss sales-tax alternative
Summary
County staff presented a flat funding request for long-standing cultural organizations and briefed commissioners on workforce and attendance recovery after COVID; several commissioners urged exploring a dedicated sales-tax funding model as a longer-term option.
County staff reviewed funding for culture and community programs that the county supports, including the Wichita-area African American museum (TCAM), the Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Sedgwick County Fair and the Arts Council. Staff described attendance declines during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery, and said many organizations have increased digital outreach and now report higher website visitation than during the pandemic.
Staff said the county’s funding…
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