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Antrim supervisors rescind $30,000 matching-donation vote after procedural error
Summary
The board approved a dollar-for-dollar matching pledge to GABSA up to $30,000 by 4-1 but later rescinded that motion 5-0 after an executive session when it was noted the expenditure had not been on the posted agenda; the item is to return Feb. 10, 2026.
At the Jan. 27 meeting, the Antrim Township Board of Supervisors initially voted 4-1 to approve a dollar-for-dollar matching donation for GABSA (Greencastle Antrim Baseball Softball Association), up to $30,000 from the Community Fund over six months. Supervisor Chad Murray recorded the lone vote in opposition. The motion was introduced during supervisor remarks and recorded as a Young/Heraty motion.
The board recessed into an executive session at 8:22 p.m. to discuss real estate matters and reconvened at 8:38 p.m. After the executive session, supervisors voted 5-0 to rescind the earlier matching-donation motion because the expenditure had not been posted on the meeting agenda and could not lawfully be acted on at that meeting. The minutes state the item will be placed on the Feb. 10, 2026 agenda for formal consideration.
The transcript records the motion details and the procedural reason for rescission; it does not show a subsequent vote on the substance of the donation, nor does it record any changes to the proposed matching terms.
