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Historic Resources Commission orders overhaul of county driving tour and plans outreach, budget and GIS work for preservation programming
Summary
Benton County commissioners directed a near-complete revision of the county driving-tour booklet, set a March deadline for final text and imagery, and discussed CLG grant timing that leaves a July'December funding gap for programming.
Benton County's Historic Resources Commission moved on Tuesday to overhaul the county's driving-tour booklet, set internal deadlines for final text and vendor work ahead of a June 30 payment deadline, and discussed outreach and funding strategies for preservation programming across the year.
Commissioners and staff said the existing driving-tour materials require substantive text edits, new historic photos and a bibliography. Staff asked the commission to finalize text and imagery and deliver a finished package to the county's designer by March to allow the vendor April and May to complete layout and billing processes so invoices can be processed before the county's June 30 cutoff for reimbursement.
Why it matters: the commission relies on a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant to support programming and documentation. Staff told the commission that the county's CLG funding is pre-allocated through June but the program schedule creates an eligibility gap from July through December; that gap limits the commission's ability to pay for summer and fall programming without other local funds or sponsorships.
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