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Council OKs small increases for kite festival and seeds sesquicentennial budget item
Summary
The council approved $600 to augment the kite festival, $1,000 for a back-to-school event and $2,500 budget placeholder for plans tied to the U.S. semiquincentennial; staff will include the items in next year’s tentative budget if grant funding is not obtained.
The council approved Civic Events Committee recommendations to increase funding for upcoming local events and to create a placeholder for 2026 sesquicentennial activities.
Committee representative asked for $600 to cover additional porta‑potties and supplies for the kite festival, $1,000 to support a back‑to‑school evening with food trucks, and $2,500 as a budget placeholder for sesquicentennial activities next year. Council members noted the state has semiquincentennial (250th) grants and asked staff to pursue outside funding where appropriate; staff said the items would be placed in the tentative budget and, if grant funding arrives, the city would reduce the request.
Council voted to approve the funding recommendations and asked staff to include the items in the budget documents being prepared for the June public hearing.
