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Franklin nonprofits, library and health agencies brief council and request funding
Summary
Local organizations including Rawls Museum Arts, Blackwater Regional Library, Western Tidewater Free Clinic, the health district, Legal Aid, the community college and early-childhood services presented program updates and funding requests to the council.
Several local nonprofits, the library system and public-health and education partners briefed the Franklin City Council on Feb. 23 and asked the council to continue or increase funding.
Anne Jackson Edwards, executive director of Rawls Museum Arts, thanked the city for past support and said continued local funding would let the museum secure matching funds of up to $4,500 from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. "Supporting the arts is not a luxury. It's a proven investment in community well-being," she said.
Carl Heck, presenting economic-development activity, requested $125,000 to restore pre-pandemic capacity and advance a Main Street initiative; he also described a proposal for…
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