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Commissioners approve $100,000 toward Avon Park baseball museum; TDC preferred funding source
Summary
The board approved a $100,000 one-time contribution to the Avon Park Baseball Museum project, with a preference that Tourist Development Tax (TDT) funds be used and general revenue to be used only if TDT is unavailable. Motion carried unanimously on Aug. 19.
The Highlands County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 19 to provide a $100,000 one-time contribution to the Avon Park Baseball Museum project, with direction that the county pursue Tourist Development Tax (TDT) funding first and use general revenue only if TDT cannot cover the full contribution.
Project organizers told the board they have raised more than $250,000 from private donors and that the City of Avon Park approved a $100,000 contribution. Committee members asked the county to help close a remaining fundraising gap to finish the museum expansion; organizers said they…
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