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Commission approves $500,000 arts tourism fund after amendment to stagger payments and oversight
Summary
The board approved a $500,000 agreement to relaunch a competitive arts-tourism grant administered by Creative Pinellas but amended the contract to prepay $100,000 for administration and require county authorization for release of the remaining $400,000 to grantees after award milestones were met.
Pinellas County commissioners unanimously approved a $500,000 agreement to fund a Competitive Arts Tourism Grant program administered by Creative Pinellas, but only after an amendment that changed the payment structure and clarified oversight provisions.
The original item proposed a single $500,000 payment to support administration and grant awards. Commissioners raised concerns about prepaying the full…
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