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Cornwall allocates $10,000 from Gates Bequest for 250th-anniversary events
Summary
The town unanimously appropriated $10,000 from the Gates Bequest to fund commemorative events for the United States' 250th anniversary; a planning committee will develop the schedule and programming.
First Selectman Gordon Ridgway moved to appropriate $10,000 from the Gates Bequest fund for use in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States; Rocco Botto seconded. Ridgway said a committee has been formed to plan several events and that the Gates Bequest can be used for special town events. The motion passed unanimously.
The appropriation was presented as recommended by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance; the motion text recorded in the meeting minutes states the funds are to be used "in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America." No further spending details or event schedule were provided at the special meeting.
