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Board declines to commit county funds to Pekin School District musical; suggests private fundraising
Summary
A fundraising letter from Pekin School District requesting support for a musical production received discussion; supervisors expressed concern about precedent and Iowa constitutional limits on spending public money for private purposes and suggested private fundraising instead.
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors reviewed a letter from the Pekin School District seeking support for a musical production of "Cinderella," which the district estimated would cost about $6,350 for script rental, sound/lighting equipment, set supplies and costumes.
Speaker 2 read the district’s breakdown and said the…
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