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Brevard tourism board freezes capital grant awards, orders county attorneys to tighten rules
Summary
The Brevard County Tourism Development Council unanimously voted to pause consideration of capital facilities grant applications for the current and next fiscal years and directed the county attorney to refine eligibility and clawback language in proposed guidelines.
The Brevard County Tourism Development Council voted unanimously to halt consideration of capital facilities grant applications for the current and next fiscal years and directed county attorneys to continue drafting stricter grant-language intended to better protect public funds.
At the meeting, Tom Hermanson moved that the TDC "not consider capital grant funding requests for the current or next fiscal years," a motion Mayor Connors seconded; a roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval by Mayor Connors, Vice Chair Hermanson, Alex Littrick, John Moran, Wayne Sword and Chair Feltner.
Peter, a TDC staff member who presented the item, told the board he had prepared a 10-year projection showing about $650,000 available this fiscal year and that, under current assumptions (including upcoming reimbursements for projects such as the lighthouse and amphitheater), the fund balance…
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