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Ames arts commissioners approve $682.50 for India Cultural Association, create summer special-projects program
Summary
The Ames Commission on the Arts approved $682.50 for the India Cultural Association from spring special-project funds and voted to create a summer special-projects program, directing any residual dollars toward city public-relations/outreach efforts; staff will return with program limits in January.
Steve Kawalar, sitting in for the chair of the Ames Commission on the Arts, told commissioners the panel had $7,262 available for spring 2026 special projects and reviewed a single applicant, the India Cultural Association. After discussion over whether to count a non-responding commissioner's blank as a zero in the averaging method, a motion was introduced to set the award at $682.50 excluding the blank response and was approved by voice vote.
The decision resolved a procedural dispute about how to handle incomplete recommendation…
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