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Pueblo County reviews community funding requests, approves event sponsorships and staff tickets
Summary
At a Sept. 9 BOCC work session, county staff presented multiple funding requests. Commissioners confirmed an $800 United Way sponsorship, agreed to buy eight tickets for the Soaring Eagles Center for Autism event, authorized a $500 allocation for the Special Partners rodeo and agreed to provide lunch for Creek Week participants; several other requests were discussed but not formally motioned.
Tommy Farrell, presenting a slate of recent community funding requests to the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 9, outlined petitions from local nonprofits and community groups seeking small sponsorships and ticket purchases.
Farrell said the Steel City Eagles had requested $1,500 for the Bryson Smith Memorial Golf Tournament, which supports scholarships, youth programming and partner charities: "They have requested $1,500." He also presented a $2,000 request from El Mio Mientosige for its Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference, and a request from United Way of Pueblo County for an $800 table at its 103rd annual…
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