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Chase County approves $5,000-a-year KENO contribution to arts council for Wellington School project
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The Chase County Board agreed Jan. 27 to contribute $5,000 annually from the KENO fund for three years to the Chase County Area Arts Council to support acquisition and initial operating costs for the old Wellington School building, contingent on the council securing sufficient funds to cover insurance and utilities.
The Chase County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 27 to contribute $5,000 per year from the county KENO fund for three years to the Chase County Area Arts Council to support the council’s potential acquisition of the old Wellington School building.
Marcia Bauerle, representing the arts council, told the board the building would house the Christensen Art Collection and provide space for art, music and dance classes and community events. She said the council wants to secure enough funds to cover three years of insurance and utility costs before accepting ownership; current annual insurance and utilities total $17,332 and the council reported it has $33,347 in hand.
Commissioner Jacci Brown moved the contribution, Commissioner Kurt Bernhardt seconded, and the motion carried unanimously (Muehlenkamp — yes; Brown — yes; Bernhardt — yes). The minutes record the funding commitment as an annual $5,000 transfer from the KENO fund for three years.
The action is intended to help the arts council reach a financial threshold for operating costs; the board did not record additional conditions in the minutes beyond the funding commitment. The council or county did not provide a final purchase timeline in the meeting record.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the arts council will continue fundraising and the county will process the KENO contribution according to its normal disbursement procedures.