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Arts advocates urge Volusia County commission to enshrine arts and culture in charter
Summary
Multiple arts organizations and volunteers told the Volusia County Charter Review Commission that arts and culture should be recognized in the county charter and sustained through county funding; the commission accommodated arts language in its final report approved that evening.
Several arts advocates addressed the Volusia County Charter Review Commission during the public-comment portion of the April meeting, urging that arts and culture be recognized and protected in the county charter and that county funding support continue.
"We are in a very distressing state right now because the rules are changing constantly," said Patricia Miles of the Volusia County Cultural Alliance, urging commissioners to help preserve funding…
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