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Finance committee approves forwarding several items — fireworks boost, capital outlay note and Juneteenth request deferred

Bedford County Finance Committee · April 29, 2026
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Summary

The finance committee approved forwarding a $6,000 increase to the July 4 fireworks contribution, agreed to send a capital outlay note for the road department to the commission, and deferred a Juneteenth nonprofit funding request for one month.

The Bedford County Finance Committee recorded several formal committee actions at its meeting.

Fireworks funding: Committee members approved a motion to add $6,000 to the county’s existing $9,000 contribution for fireworks to reach $15,000 total for the county’s 250th celebration; the chair said the additional $6,000 would come from the hotel/motel tourism account (described in the meeting as an account rather than a separate fund).…

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