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Mount Shasta council hears budget pitches from museum, outdoor‑rec group, visitor center and humane society
Summary
Local nonprofits and business partners presented budget requests and program updates as city staff prepares the 2026–27 budget: museum and visitor-center leaders sought continued operating support, outdoor‑recreation groups requested seed money for an economic‑impact study, marketing partners proposed expanded social-media funding, and the humane society outlined costs under the city MOU.
Mount Shasta City Council heard an hour of presentations from community partners on local visitor services and nonprofit operations as staff begins assembling the 2026–27 budget.
Melissa, the city finance director, told the council she invited organizations to describe how they used prior city funding and what they would do if funded going forward, saying, “This is my first time doing the budget for the city,” and that the council will review a balanced budget in May and aims to adopt it by July 1.
The Sisson Museum (museum representative Jean) asked the council to sustain funding for collections, exhibits and building upkeep. The museum highlighted a new “Mount Shasta stories” oral‑history exhibit, a recently secured 25‑year lease and a 10‑year average attendance of roughly 14,000 visitors per year; the presenter said annual maintenance and exhibit refreshes are expensive and emphasized the museum’s volunteer base.
Renee Kasterline of the Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance (SORA) and Jesse Hanson asked for modest seed…
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