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Tioga approves community grants and visitor-promotion awards; airport vehicle request fails
Summary
The Tioga City Commission approved multiple Tioga Fund and Visitor Promotion awards on Aug. 19, including $10,000 for the community Halloween event, a storefront grant for Red Moose Coffee Hus, and $10,975 for Chamber signage, but rejected a $20,000 request from the Tioga Municipal Airport for a courtesy vehicle.
The Tioga City Commission approved several community and visitor-promotion funding requests at its Aug. 19 meeting.
Commissioner Jaden Iverson moved to approve a $10,000 Tioga Fund award for the Tioga Community Halloween Party and Haunted House from the Community Improvement portion of the fund; Commissioner Jessica Sandberg seconded and the motion passed (Ayes: Iverson, Sandberg, Dye). The commission also approved up to $3,400 for a Red Moose Coffee Hus storefront-improvement grant on Sandberg's motion, and approved a Visitor Promotion application from the Tioga Chamber of Commerce for $10,975 for signage refurbishment.
The commission considered a $20,000 Tioga Fund request from the Tioga Municipal Airport to purchase a courtesy vehicle; Commissioner Sandberg moved to approve the award and Iverson seconded, but the motion failed on the roll call (Aye: Sandberg; No: Iverson, Dye). Commission President Brett Rieniets outlined the airport's intended use of the vehicle during the discussion; Iverson said he had not read a supporting letter submitted with the application before the vote.
The commission also approved a $10,000 Visitor Promotion award for the community Halloween event and authorized an $1,800 estimate for weed-and-grass sterilization around city buildings.
What happens next: Approved awards will be paid from the Tioga Fund and Visitor Promotion budget lines; the airport vehicle request will not be funded and may be resubmitted at a future meeting with additional supporting documentation if the airport chooses to pursue it.
