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Somerset entrepreneur seeks $10,000 pilot grant for 'SwimStory/TownStory' civic archive; council to test platform
Summary
Andrew Lewis presented 'SwimStory' and 'TownStory,' a restricted-access digital archive for preserving local civic narratives. He requested a $10,000 innovation grant to pilot the swim-team project tied to the swim team's 50th anniversary; councilors raised procurement, scope, moderation and ownership questions and agreed to trial access before deciding on funding.
Andrew Lewis presented a proposal for a local digital archive called SwimStory (and a broader TownStory) and asked the council to permit a pilot and consider a $10,000 innovation grant to support development and documentation.
Lewis described the platform as a low-amplification, read/write storytelling environment designed to capture seasonal civic narratives (starting with the Somerset Dolphin swim team). He…
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