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Council considers moving unclaimed tourism dollars to outdoor-recreation grant management
Summary
Council debated reallocating unspent LARP (tourism) awards — including a possibly forfeited $75,000 award and $45,000 freed in 2026 — into the outdoor-recreation bucket to support PPORA’s management of a $2.5M state grant; some members sought to preserve arts-and-culture allocations and requested the LARP committee’s recommendation be followed.
Colorado Springs — Council members discussed a proposal to move unallocated or forfeited tourism awards (LARP funds) from the arts-and-culture sector into outdoor recreation to help PPORA manage a new $2.5 million state grant for regional outdoor recreation (Ring the Peak).
President Carriverson said one 2025 award for $75,000 remains unexecuted because the grantee had not cleared a prior city invoice; if the invoice is not paid by the end of the week, that $75,000 would be available for reallocation.…
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