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Clatsop County considers $225,000 tourism grant for Oregon Film Museum expansion
Summary
Clatsop County commissioners discussed a request from the Oregon Film Museum for $225,000 from tourism-promotion dollars (proposed as $75,000 per year over three years) to match grants for a roughly $10 million expansion; staff will draft a contract and return it through the regular process.
Clatsop County officials on Wednesday reviewed a request from the Oregon Film Museum asking the county to contribute $225,000 toward a planned expansion intended to attract more visitors and support educational exhibits.
Monica Steele, assistant county manager, told the board the museum seeks $10,000,000 in capital funding for a two-story, roughly 10,500-square-foot expansion and has raised about $6.5 million so far. "So what they're asking for is $225,000," Steele said, and staff recommended spreading the county's…
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