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Commissioners debate volunteer workload and grant-writing support
Summary
Commission members discussed volunteer coordination and the workload of writing grants for the town; at least one member said they will stop writing grants for free unless nominations advance, and another referenced past grant awards being pulled by a named individual.
Commissioners raised concerns about volunteer bandwidth and the time required to prepare nominations and grant applications. One committee member said they would no longer write grants for the town pro bono unless there is movement on nominations, calling the coordination work "a lot of work" and noting prior experiences where grant awards were pulled at the last minute.
During that exchange a participant referenced prior grants that had been pulled and named Ethel Hesse in that context; commissioners said they will watch how the nominations progress and decide whether to continue providing volunteer grant-writing support. No formal decision or assignment of grant-writing tasks was recorded in the transcript.
