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Libby council approves Heritage boiler repair and two small community grants
Summary
Council approved a $19,672.57 community development grant to repair the Heritage Council boiler and accepted two additional grants—a $2,480 kitchen replacement for the Ponderosa Room and a $24,000 audio/visual upgrade—after public comment and motions at the meeting.
The Libby City Council approved multiple community development grants during the meeting, including a $19,672.57 award to the Heritage Council to repair a building boiler, a $2,480 grant to replace aging kitchen equipment in the Ponderosa Room (an emergency shelter function), and a $24,000 audio/visual and PA upgrade to improve public engagement with council presentations.
Gary (speaker identifying himself during comments) provided background on prior LADC funding and urged support for the Heritage Council facility. Council discussed the Heritage request and whether to authorize up to $25,000 with receipts; after debate one councilor amended the motion to fund the original requested amount and the motion carried. Council required receipts for disbursement.
Tabitha Burrios of the Lohr Foundation described the Ponderosa Room kitchen needs and said the appliances had reached end of life; the $2,480 grant passed by voice vote. The council also accepted a $24,000 commitment for audio and visual equipment (including speaker/PA upgrades) to improve public visibility of meeting materials; that motion also passed by voice vote. Council recorded no roll-call tallies in the transcript; motions carried by voice votes.
