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Commission votes $2,200 donation to Field Trials after organizer cites banner repair and local business hardship
Summary
Field Trials organizer Joy Howell requested funding; commissioners approved a $2,200 donation, noting last year’s $1,200 contribution and that a banner needs repair or replacement at an estimated $400 cost.
Joy Howell, representing Field Trials, addressed the Greenwood County commissioners on Feb. 23 and requested a donation to support this year’s event. Howell said the group received $1,200 from the commission last year and that the event banner needs repair or replacement at an estimated cost of about $400; she added that local businesses are "having a hard time this year," making private fundraising difficult.
Commissioner Judd Everitt moved to donate $2,200 to Field Trials; Commissioner Ron Mast seconded the motion and the commission approved the donation 5‑0. The transcript does not record any conditions attached to the donation or a specific funding source other than the commission’s action.
