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Highlands County approves up to $100,000 to finish Avon Park Baseball Museum after TDC decline
Summary
After lengthy public testimony and discussion over funding sources, the Highlands County commission approved an agreement to provide up to $100,000—structured as a TDC (tourism) or general‑fund award depending on follow‑up amendments—to complete interior work at the Avon Park Baseball Museum.
The Highlands County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve an agreement to award up to $100,000 to the Avon Park Baseball Museum to complete interior exhibits and finishing work, after a lengthy discussion about whether the money should come from Tourist Development Council (TDC) funds or the county’s general fund.
Museum representatives and volunteers told commissioners the construction portion of the project is complete and that the project’s total cost has risen to roughly $600,000. Nancy Fisk, president of the Historical Society, said the construction portion cost about $348,000 and that roughly $400,000 in cash commitments and…
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